5 Apple Watch stands worthy of cradling your beautiful device

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The Apple Watch is such a stunningly gorgeous piece of engineering that throwing it down on your nightstand at the end of a hard day — as if it were a common-as-dirt Android Wear device — is borderline insulting.

What you need is an equally attractive charging stand to proudly display your new wearable as it’s refreshed for the following day.

But which one to choose? Follow Cult of Mac’s suggestions and you’ll be keeping your Watch battery fully-juiced in style.

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Nomad Apple Watch Charging Stand

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I’m not a fan of people saying “The such-and-such that Jony Ive would have designed” when referring to third-party Apple accessories, but of all the Apple Watch chargers I’ve seen, this Nomad charging stand is the closest thing to something whose design language fits with the curvaceous modern simplicity that has long marked Apple’s industrial design department.

Made from aluminum and copper alloy — color options for both space gray and silver — and with its cable cleverly hidden from view, it’s an attractive-yet-solid option, too. And its $59.99 price is fairly reasonable.

Price: $59.99

NuDock: Apple Watch & iPhone Docking Station

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The Apple Watch is yet another item to charge each day, but thanks to a nifty Indiegogo crowdfunding project, there’s now a way to charge both your iPhone and Apple Watch at once, while also having a smart LED lamp thrown into the equation.

It’s a stylish, neat solution — and we’re apparently not the only ones to think so since the project scored 1,187 percent of its stated $30,000 fundraising goal. It’s available from July.

Price: $249

Quill & Pen Luxury Pocket Stand

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You remember that gnarled old Apple Watch stand your grandpappy had back in the day? Of course you don’t, because the Apple Watch has only been available to buy for — at best — a couple of weeks now.

But if your grandpappy really had owned an Apple Watch a century ago, this is probably the kind of watch stand he would have stood it on. The Quill & Pen Luxury Pocket Stand for Apple Watch won’t ship until the middle of next month, but it looks worth the wait.

Each beautifully chunky unit is hewn from a single block of either cherrywood, walnut, or mahogany — modified to securely hold the Apple Watch magnet charger. It can also be folded for travel. Presumably in your local horse-drawn wagon.

Price: $69.99 — $79.99 

Navitech Stand (Wood Oak)

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If the cabin-in-the-woods-style Quill & Pen Watch stand is a bit too rugged for your tastes, then this solid oak charging stand from Navitech is another great wood-based option.

At only $34.99 on Amazon, it’s slightly more affordable, while the company also offers a gun metal gray version if you prefer your Apple Watch to be proffered on what looks like the outstretched arm of a Terminator.

Price: $34.99

DodoCase Charging Stand

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Another wooden stand, this elegant charger is made from California American walnut, handcrafted in San Francisco. My own personal preference is for wooden stands, and the DodoCase one is a great example of a less rustic, more polished one. A groove carved into the side stops the charger’s wire from dangling in an unsightly manner.

Price: $99.95

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