{"id":395398,"date":"2026-01-08T15:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/395398\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:33:10","slug":"most-ridiculous-apple-watch-accessory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/395398\/","title":{"rendered":"most ridiculous Apple Watch accessory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/This-Smartlet-dual-watch-band-is-the-most-ridiculous-Apple-Watch-accessory-yet.jpeg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"This Smartlet dual watch band (shown) is the most ridiculous Apple Watch accessory yet\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Choosing between a conventional watch and an <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/guides\/apple-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apple Watch<\/a> can be tricky, especially if you love mechanical watches but still want the features of its high-tech offspring. But the creators of what may be the most ridiculous Apple Watch accessory yet think you shouldn\u2019t have to choose \u2026<\/p>\n<p>I wore <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/guides\/apple-watch-diary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a series of Apple Watches<\/a> over a nine-year period before switching to conventional watches back in 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/06\/26\/apple-watch-diary-end-of-an-era-as-i-return-to-dumb-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">for reasons I explained<\/a> at the time. The one thing I didn\u2019t want to sacrifice was the health and activity features, but I was able to retain those by <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/guides\/oura-ring-diary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">switching to an Oura Smart Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That decision worked out very well for me, but if you really can\u2019t choose between an Apple Watch and a conventional one, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/this-two-faced-watch-band-lets-you-hide-an-apple-watch-under-your-rolex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CNET<\/a> spotted a band that allows you to wear both.<\/p>\n<p>Smartwatches may have made strides in the looks department, but let\u2019s face it: They still don\u2019t have anywhere near the timeless craftsmanship of a traditional luxury analog watch. And if you own both, you\u2019re stuck playing favorites for the day, choosing between brains and beauty. The new Smartlet watch band claims to offer the best of both worlds by letting you wear the two on the same wrist, simultaneously, with one on top of the other.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your needs at the time, you can wear it with either the conventional or Apple Watch on top of your wrist and the other one underneath.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartlet.io\/smartlet-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">says<\/a> it\u2019s compatible with all Apple Watches, alongside any traditional metal watch with either 20mm or 22mm lug width. This includes Rolex, Tag Heuer, Tudor, Omega, and Zenith.<\/p>\n<p>CNET\u2019s Vanessa Hand Orellana claims that it seems less out-there than you might expect when seen in person, but I would love to see how this looks with shirt cuffs \u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Apple Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pw6Dcb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ridiculous Accessory Championship<\/a> is pretty competitive, but I still reckon the Smartlet is a shoe-in for the win.<\/p>\n<p>Image: 9to5Mac\/Smartlet<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VLdfqA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1033093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766494211_737_dbrand-iPhone-17-Series-Grip-Banner.webp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Choosing between a conventional watch and an Apple Watch can be tricky, especially if you love mechanical watches&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[166,74],"class_list":["post-395398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-gadgets","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}