Favorite Cigar Bands?

[Stump89]

I was perusing a B&M recently and was struck by how obnoxious some NC bands are getting.  I'm talking like triple banded everything and giant billboard type things that cover entire cigars. 

I know Habanos has done their best to keep up in the race to slap as many bands as possible on stuff, but I still find the Cuban standard production bands quite elegant.  I love the look of ERDM bands and enjoy the understated Monte bands as well. 

What's your 2 cents? And do you keep your bands or do anything else with them? 

[dvickery]

I love bolivar cigars and find the bands eye pleasing also ... pee wee herman gets his own cigar ring ... hey “ it’s Cuba” 

I save no bands

derrek

[NSXCIGAR]

I keep one band for every unique cigar I smoke. If the band changes, I keep one of those, i.e. I have 4 Monte bands (60-03, 03-06, 06-12 and 12-present). I'll also keep the large and small variations. So having smoked CCs since 1996 I have all the bands from then and then the updates. I don't keep duplicates.

As far as my favorite band I'm partial to the round classic design of Dunhill Exclusives:

 

[rguinn]

I’m partial to Ramon Allones and Arturo Fuente bands. No clue why I save mine, I suppose I think I might do something with them one day...

[Stump89]

16 minutes ago, rguinn said:

I’m partial to Ramon Allones and Arturo Fuente bands. No clue why I save mine, I suppose I think I might do something with them one day...

I also like the Fuente bands.  Definitely classier than some other NC bands I've seen. 

[garbandz]

[garbandz]

[slowsmoke]

? suddenly your screen name makes a whole lot more sense 

[LLC]

Serving tray made with cigar bands on top of a table made with a wine case. Both done by my wife.

 

 

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[BG1165]

I like those that don’t need a chainsaw to get off.

[MountainMilG]

I only save my CC bands, but i do like the Fuente bands as well.  I didn't like Partagas at first, but it's grown on me, the red makes me think delicious Party Short now lol.  I was mad when I found cuff-links and jewelry online that was just Partagas, but they've grown on me.  I don't think I'll get a party pinky ring, but maybe cuff-links at some point.  Montecristo is still super classy to me, but it was my first CC and first band I kept and my first CC smoke, so I suppose that's also some nostalgia for me.  Cohiba definitely has the most ornate, and I crack up seeing some of the fake band pics online.

[rguinn]

48 minutes ago, LLC said:

Serving tray made with cigar bands on top of a table made with a wine case. Both done by my wife.

 

 

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That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing

[Squarehead]

Again what I did with a few

[unclepauly25]

2 hours ago, rguinn said:

I’m partial to Ramon Allones and Arturo Fuente bands. No clue why I save mine, I suppose I think I might do something with them one day...

Great idea! I save mine too, I paste a lot of mine on a picture frame box that I hung on my wall. Nice bottle of birthday bourbon! Good stuff ?

[Chucko8]

I enjoy the look of the Diplomatico bands for the buggy and the how the Punch bands remind me of boxing world title belt that would be given out.

[irratebass]

14 hours ago, garbandz said:

 

14 hours ago, garbandz said:

Dagum Tom!

[luvdunhill]

Best band is no band.

[ErikB72]

I’ve said it before but I hate the fact that most bands got an upgrade - I really miss the old RyJ band , a lighter shade of red and the legend Rodriguez Arguelles