This is the Apple Watch Tim Cook wears most often

By Benjamin SnyderManaging Editor
Benjamin SnyderManaging Editor

Benjamin Snyder is Fortune's managing editor, leading operations for the newsroom.

Prior to rejoining Fortune, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Fortune in 2014.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook most often wears a stainless steel Apple Watch with the white fluoroelastomer band, he told CNBC Friday.

“I love it. I exercise in it and wear it most of the day,” he said as customers flocked around him during a surprise appearance at the Palo Alto, Calif. Apple Store.

Cook added that he has other bands, a fitting addition to the interview given that Apple Store employees have been tasked to sell to match customers’ sartorial preferences. “But I’ve got a couple other bands, too, because I also like to change them out,” he said. “But I’m wearing this one the most, so I’d highly recommend it.”

Cook’s Apple Watch of choice costs $549 to $599, depending on sizing. There’s a less expensive option with an aluminum body for $349-$399. The extra bands, meanwhile, range in price from $49 to $449.

Apple Watch preorders began Friday; the device will start shipping April 24.

For full footage of the interview, click here.