Time to upgrade: 6 of the best Apple Watch accessories

Time to upgrade: 6 of the best Apple Watch accessories

Just because your Apple Watch is technically an iPhone accessory doesn’t mean you can’t accessorise it. We’ve been digging deep to find seven of the best Apple Watch accessories, from basic stands to the speakers and headphones you need to bring out the little guy’s musical side. In fact, pair an Apple Watch with these accessories and they solve almost all of the smartwatch’s problems. Other than you still have to pay a good chunk of change for one…

Orzly Night Stand

Orzly’s Night Stand (from £7.59/$7.97) is a dinky dock for your Apple Watch. Your standard charger cable slots into it, pitching the Watch at the right angle to function as a bedside (or desktop) clock. It’s made of TPU, which is halfway between rubber and hard plastic, meaning it has a bit of weight to it and can shrug off being bashed around. You can get it in black, blue, green and red, to suit your decor.

Griffin Travel Power Bank

The Griffin Travel Power Bank (£62/$70) is a keyring-sized power pack that lets you keep your smartwatch going without carrying a giant portable battery around 24/7. It has a tough metal outer to deal with life in your pocket, while an integrated wireless charging plate means you don’t need to remember your Watch’s charge cable. If you’re frugal, its 1050mAh battery should see you through almost a full week away.

Spigen Tough Armor Case

You have to try pretty hard to scratch Apple’s techy timepiece but if you want to keep it looking as sparkly as the day it was bought, Spigen’s Tough Armor Case (from £10/$15) hides all the shiny bits behind a tough-looking armour made of a hard plastic and rubber. Then when it’s time to sell your old watch to fund the new one, you can list it on eBay as ‘pristine’ rather than ‘scratched to hell’.

Studio Proper WatchKeeper

With its brown or black leather finish Studio Proper’s WatchKeeper (£34/$60) could pass as a slim glasses case, but open it up and you’ll find space to store your Watch when you’re not wearing it, plus a special place for the charging cable. While at your desk, though, you can make the cable snake out of the back, letting it charge the Watch while sitting pretty.

UE Wonderboom

Now that the Apple Watch can stream tunes to other devices you need nothing more than what’s on your wrist and a Bluetooth speaker to entertain. The UE Wonderboom (£90/$80) is one of our favourite ‘poolside-ready’ speakers. Its passive radiator gives the bass a punch that belies its size, it’s totally waterproof and the batter lasts up to 10 hours. What more could you want?

Urbanista Seattle Wireless

Now that the Apple Watch lets you go for a run without your phone, you’re going to need a some headphones to pair with it. Our top pick of the moment for those out to snag a bargain are the Urbanista Seattle Wireless (£99/$99). They sound rich and detailed, with a minimalist Scandi design that’d make IKEA proud, and they cling on tight enough that you can wear them running without them making a break for the gutter.