{"id":597617,"date":"2026-08-27T13:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/597617\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:26:46","slug":"virgil-van-dijks-new-jewellery-inspired-119-whoop-band-is-made-for-wearing-with-a-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/597617\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgil van Dijk\u2019s New Jewellery-Inspired \u00a3119 Whoop Band Is Made for Wearing With a Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fitness trackers have a problem. The more consistently you wear one, the more useful the data becomes. Unfortunately, a fabric sports band isn’t necessarily the first thing you want on your wrist when putting on a suit, or going somewhere smart.<\/p>\n

Whoop thinks it has a solution.<\/p>\n

Its new Meridian band swaps fabric for stainless-steel Milanese mesh, borrowing a construction more commonly associated with traditional watches. And to demonstrate the point, Whoop has recruited Liverpool and Netherlands football ledge Virgil van Dijk to front its launch.<\/p>\n

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Priced at \u00a3119, Meridian is designed for Whoop users who want to keep wearing the device when they’re dressed up, travelling or out for the evening \u2013 occasions when a conventional fitness tracker might otherwise get left on the bedside table.<\/p>\n

The woven steel mesh is 1.5mm to 1.7mm thick and tapers beneath the wrist, with its edges rounded to make it more comfortable against the skin. A magnetic closure can be moved along the mesh to adjust the fit while the band is still being worn \u2013 a first for Whoop \u2013 accommodating wrists from approximately 15cm to 21cm.<\/p>\n

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At 54g, it is inevitably more substantial than Whoop’s regular textile straps. The company says the stainless steel is highly resistant to tarnishing, although, like a conventional steel watch bracelet, it will pick up scratches with use.<\/p>\n

Meridian doesn’t change what the Whoop itself does. It works with existing Whoop 4.0 and 5.0 sensors and is intended to maintain the same continuous health and recovery tracking. <\/p>\n

It comes in Gold, Rose Gold, Alloy and Black, and Whoop says the design was developed partly in response to members with smaller wrists and those wanting something less overtly sporty.<\/p>\n

French rugby star Antoine Dupont also appears in the campaign.<\/p>\n

In summary, then: it turns a Whoop into something that looks not quite so much like a Whoop. (Whoopie!)<\/p>\n

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