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Some Apple Stores Decorated in Flag Colors to Celebrate New International Apple Watch Bands

Apple has decorated some of its retail stores around the world with a series of colorful stripes that are designed to celebrate the International Collection of Apple Watch bands that were released in June.

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Several photos of the decorated Apple Store locations have been shared on Twitter, showing off stripes in different country colors. Both the new Apple Watch bands and the striped ‌Apple Store‌ decorations come ahead of the 2021 Olympic Games that are set to begin in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, July 23. Apple Stores in Japan, Italy, the U.S., and other countries are featuring the new design.

Apple's International Collection features Apple Watch bands dedicated to the following countries:

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Russia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United States

Bands are priced at $49.99 each and feature the same design and materials as other Sport Loop options. Apple has also made matching watch faces available.

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Top Rated Comments

67 months ago
This is uncharacteristically hideous for Apple Store decorations.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JosephAW Avatar
67 months ago
What? No Taiwan? :rolleyes:
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TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ Avatar
67 months ago
Love the decoration. Who’s ready to watch the Olympics? 🏳️‍🌈
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67 months ago
Looks like ass
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Attirex Avatar
67 months ago
The pandemic is over!

/s
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67 months ago
Sales of the new watch bands should be soaring
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