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My first entry to our ongoing Button of the Month series! I wrote about the band release buttons on the underside of the Apple Watch.

It was fascinating to learn that Apple bought the same CNC machines as Rolex just to cut the slot for its slide-in straps.

https://www.theverge.com/23743095/apple-watch-band-release-x206-assembly-button-of-the-month

The unsung heroes of the Apple Watch are its hidden band release buttons

Apple made changing your watch strap easy and went to great lengths to achieve it — including Rolex-precision manufacturing. Here’s the inside story on what Apple internally calls the X206 assembly of the Apple Watch.

The Verge