For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Southern Straps to give MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company's black leather Apple Watch bands.

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Southern Straps offers a range of high-quality leather and colored nylon Apple Watch bands on its website. The black leather band is crafted from a single piece of supple, full grain Italian leather, which the company says has not been sanded, buffed, or snuffed, leaving it with an attractive, unblemished finish.

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To ensure a deep, long lasting black, the strap has been dyed with vegetable dye and it features hand stitching with waxed cord. All of Southern Straps' leather bands feature a two-year warranty against manufacturing damage.

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The black leather band fits all Apple Watch models, including the new Apple Watch Series 4 models. Southern Straps offers its leather bands with lugs to match all Apple Watch finishes, including black, silver, and gold.

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Southern Straps' leather bands are reasonably priced at $79, but we have 15 to give away to MacRumors readers. To enter to win our giveaway, use the Rafflecopter widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winners and send the prizes. You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.

Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.

a Rafflecopter giveawayThe contest will run from today (October 5) at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time on October 12. The winners will be chosen randomly on October 12 and will be contacted by email. The winners will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before new winners are chosen.

Top Rated Comments

MrJeffreyGee Avatar
96 months ago
Come on big money, big money, no whammies... Stop!
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rajani Isa Avatar
96 months ago
Somebody watched the Whammy show on GCN. What a fun game show.
It’s press your luck! :)
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
shadowbird423 Avatar
96 months ago
Come on big money, big money, no whammies... Stop!
Somebody watched the Whammy show on GCN. What a fun game show.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mettwurst Avatar
96 months ago
looks really cheap....does it last over 2 weeks?
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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