The Apple Watch is a gateway device, not to more Apple hardware but to owning far too many Apple Watch bands. Let’s face it: Personalizing the way your Apple Watch looks on your wrist is incredibly fun, and can be somewhat addictive, especially when you start buying all of the really cheap Apple Watch bands available on Amazon.
But what do you do with your Apple Watch band collection? Personally, I 3D printed a very simple organizer for my wife’s collection, while I opted for a 3D-printed rugged box to hold all of my watch bands.
The problem with using the box to hold my bands is that it sits tucked away in a drawer, and I forget about the different bands I own, so I rarely swap them out.
I’ve seen many 3D printing projects for organizing Apple Watch bands and putting them on display, but the small mounting bars all look flimsy and not all that refined. That’s why when I first laid eyes on the Twelve South TimePorter, I jumped at the chance to test it out shortly before launch.
The Twelve South TimePorter is a stylish and inexpensive way to organize and display your Apple Watch bands.
How I found the new Twelve South TimePorter
Twelve South makes a lot of high-quality accessories, mostly for Apple products, and so it makes sense for the company to have a product designed solely for elegantly putting your Apple Watch bands on display.
And that’s exactly what I learned about last week when I received a press release detailing a very simple yet attractive accessory in the form of the TimePorter.
The $30 TimePorter is available to order right now, directly from Twelve South’s online store.
Why it’s a score
What I like the most about the TimePorter is that it’s a really simple design, but it’s done well. Each section of the Apple Watch band holder is roughly 10 inches long. On each end is a removable silver cap. The top portion has a rubber insert where you slide one end of your Apple Watch band into place. The rubber section then applies just enough pressure to hold each band.
Twelve South’s marketing material states that each TimePorter can hold up to six watch bands, but I was able to comfortably fit seven bands on each TimePorter section I tested.
Preinstalled on the back of the TimePorter are two 3M Command adhesive strips for attaching the mount to your wall or, in my case, an Ikea pegboard. Installation took all of two minutes once I decided where I wanted to place it. You remove the strips, line it up and then press and hold it in place for 30 seconds to ensure the strips stick to the wall.
If you want to add another TimePorter to your setup, you remove either end cap and use one of the included bridge tabs to connect the two pieces together, then stick it to the wall.
Also in the box with each TimePorter is a second set of 3M Command strips in case you decide you want to move it.
Even though the TimePorter is marketed as a watch band holder for Apple Watch bands, I can confirm that it’ll hold watch bands for Google’s Pixel Watch; however, watch bands for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 series are too big and won’t work.
The TimePorter is a quick and inexpensive way to put your Apple Watch bands on display and organize them in a convenient spot.
