{"id":496777,"date":"2026-06-12T22:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/496777\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T22:31:09","slug":"apples-limited-edition-2026-close-your-rings-watch-band-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/496777\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s Limited-Edition 2026 &#8216;Close Your Rings&#8217; Watch Band Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s employees who participated in the company&#8217;s annual Close Your Rings Challenge have begun to receive a limited-edition Apple Watch band and a special enamel pin marking the 10th anniversary of the internal challenge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Apple-Watch-2026-Close-Your-Rings-Challenge-Band.jpeg\"   alt=\"Apple Watch 2026 Close Your Rings Challenge Band\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1052296\"\/><br \/>This year&#8217;s band is a black Sport Loop with special lugs and an end piece that are colored similarly to the Apple Watch&#8217;s Move, Exercise, and Stand rings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple Watch Close Your Ring Band 2026\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1052306 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Apple-Watch-Close-Your-Ring-Band-2026.jpeg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2160\/1440\"\/><br \/>Given that these bands are limited to Apple&#8217;s employees, rather than being sold directly to customers, they are relatively rare. 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