Steel Band - 46mm/49mm | Graphite Hardware

This watch band is beautiful -- SO much nicer than Apple's Milanese Loop band. Things I love about the Nomad Steel Band:

* It's PRETTY. Shine perfectly matches the Apple Watch Series 9 Stainless Steel case.

* It's COMFORTABLE. I never get pinched or grabbed by this band. It's got a really nice amount of weight, as well, without being ridiculous.

* It's SUPER-EASY to put on! The closure isn't *just* magnetic -- it's a mechanical clasp that holds very well, even with lots of rigorous activity, and shaking. The magnets are just there to pull the mechanical clasp together quickly and easily-- it pretty much puts itself on! Contrast that with the Apple Milanese Loop-- which is a pain in the butt to get on, yanks out half your arm hair as you pull it thorough, and then after all that work, the stupid magnet slips around on your wrist so you are constantly having to tighten it... Design fail, Apple... But this Nomad band solves ALL of those problems!

Things that could be a bit better:

* The tools that come with the band to add and remove links are tricky to use. Wish that were a little more straight-forward and didn't rely so much on the user's visual acuity and manual dexterity...

* The band does not lie flat. So, it's pretty hard to put the watch on an after-market charger that expects you to lie the watch flat across the charger base. (There are several good models that do!). But more importantly, if you take the watch off even temporarily, you can't set it down face…