It’s not yet clear if the move confirms recent reports that partner Apple is planning to pivot away from leather accessories for its range of devices.
Luxury-goods retailer Hermès has removed from its online store its entire range of leather bands for the Apple Watch.
The change comes just two days before Apple is expected to unveil the Apple Watch Series 9 and iPhone 15, and a week after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claimed that Apple was set to “move away from leather on iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands” for environmental and sustainability reasons.
In a series of posts on X last week, Gurman questioned how Apple’s expected pivot away from leather might impact its partnership with Hermès, which until very recently offered a range of luxury leather bands for the Apple Watch.
