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Click - What's the obsession?
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Just got a shipping notice. I ordered through their website at get-click.com on 2015-05-03 one pair of space gray 38mm adapters. Didn't really expect them anymore and now I'm curious again how they will be.
Wait...what? They're sending these out to buyers before backers? Now I'm pissed again.
Be careful. I still have a look at the Kickstarter page from time to time and it seems lots of people get these emails but no product appears. However... saying that, these are Kickstarter comments who are backers with zero legal protection whereas you are a paying customer with legal protection.
I am SO glad I cancelled my order and was lucky enough to get my money back.
Got a shipping notice this morning. Curious to see if it ever moves beyond "shipping label created."
Wow! You actually got shipping notice? What did you pledge for-Aluminum or Stainless? I'm waiting too so I'm anxious to hear if you actually receive your Kickstarter order. Fingers crossed!
SGS. By the time I finished pledging I think I had 3 sets of adapters and 3 bands. Tracking has actually updated and now indicates delivery on Tuesday.
Will keep you updated!
Keeping my fingers crossed for you! I've been reading your posts for some time now and hope you are rewarded with something that looks and fits good. Long time coming! You've been quite the explorer venturing out on several untested waters so to speak with watch products and I appreciate your reviews. I think this has been the longest haul one if I'm not mistaken. Please post photos.
Surprise, surprise, surprise! My Click! package showed up in today's post. On first glance, everything looks nice. Two space grey adaptors and 3 bands. Will post photos towards the end of the day once I've had a chance to actually test everything out.
Worth all of it. As you can see the lugs are the perfect color match, and fit perfectly. The metal bands are nice, but nothing special. The leather band is thick, but much softer than I expected. It's really quite nice.
Everything looks really good!
Alli, you've restored my faith that I'll get my stainless Clicks. I hope I'll be as satisfied as you are. I got an email that they charged my cc for the shipping yesterday!
Based on the photos you provided, especially the 7th one, it seems that your definition of "fit perfectly" and mine are not the same.
Fit perfectly means there is no gap and that you can't feel where the watch ends and the lug begins. What's your definition?
The same, but the 7th photo doesn't match your description. Perhaps it's an illusion, but nevertheless, it doesn't appear so. Based on the 7th photo, the lug is inset, not flush and is, therefore, not a perfect fit. When I look at my stainless watch with an Apple band, there is an obvious difference in fit with preference to the Apple lug.
One more data point:
I ordered one set of Click aluminum adapters (42mm, space gray) via their website (NOT Kickstarter) on July 4th.
They charged my card on November 6th, and I got the shipping confirmation an hour ago (December 29th).
And the tracking shows the package is actually in USPS's hands. With luck, it might arrive this year.
I ordered one set of Click aluminum adapters (42mm, space gray) via their website (NOT Kickstarter) on July 4th.
They charged my card on November 6th, and I got the shipping confirmation an hour ago (December 29th).
And the tracking shows the package is actually in USPS's hands. With luck, it might arrive this year.
It's "good enough" as far as third party efforts go (at least the ones that shipped six months ago), and way, way better than the earlier samples stuck out either side.
Annnnnd... THEY'RE HERE!
So, they are not life changing, but they are pretty good. I've got some hastily shot pictures for you, but understand that: a) the lighting in the pictures is blowing out the color - in particular, in some of the pictures the color looks too light, in others too dark - that's photography and lighting exaggerating things - in "real life", there is perhaps a slight color difference (compared to Apple's Space Gray), but you can't see it unless you get your nose up against it; and b) same thing goes for the fit at the corners, it's pretty spot on, but if you use a magnifying glass, you can always see imperfections.
(Oh, the lower-left picture in the collage-of-nine shows one of the new Click adapters above one of the previous ones I was using - "Grey Apple Watch Band Adapter 38mm 42mm Watchband Iwatch Connection" bought Jul 15th on eBay from freedomoclock09. They were for 24mm watch bands, so I made tiny rubber washers to fit my 22mm band, and the springbars have residue from tape I wrapped on them to make them a little thicker.)
Since wearing it for a while after assembling things, I've noticed a slight reflection coming off the edge of the adapter where it protrudes from the slot in the watch. This is disappointing. Now, keep in mind, in the last picture (the one after the collage), that this is very much a closeup, with a very bright light shining at just the right angle to make it look as bad as possible (showing up as the bright line across the middle of the picture). If the body of the adapter were just a fraction of a millimeter thicker, it could have fit perfectly. I expect this could be the result of a safety factor (better to have it just a touch too thin than a touch too thick and then not fit at all), if their manufacturing partners can't hit quite close enough on the tolerances. (This is where Apple totally wins, in general, on manufacturing tolerances, by having full-time on-site staff to keep an eye on tolerances and quality all the way through the process, vs. visiting occasionally, and also by investing time and personnel in custom making tooling to meet their needs as necessary, vs. using what's available).
So, it could have been perfect, but it missed a little. Worth the $20-something? Yes. Worth the wait (and drama)? Eh, up to you, probably not. But I like the end result.
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