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Non-OEM (FAKE/CLONE) Apple Watch Bands

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jabz10

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Tangmu said:
Congratulations! I guess you're the first to have this upgraded model in this forum. Until now the band was just as you received it but the clasp was not replicated to look like the real one from the outside. I would say that band is worth about 80 to 120 USD currently.
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So do you think the one I ordered from Regis, Will be the same?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...ess-steel-With-Metal-Adapter/32371207057.html

Since he appears to show the same pics as the seller Mike_88 brought from. (but wasn't sent a 1:1)
If so I will cancel my order and request refund.
 
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Mike_88

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Jul 28, 2015
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jabz10 said:
So do you think the one I ordered from Regis, Will be the same?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...ess-steel-With-Metal-Adapter/32371207057.html

Since he appears to show the same pics as the seller Mike_88 brought from. (but wasn't sent a 1:1)
If so I will cancel my order and request refund.
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I just got a reply from the seller, they said:

"Dear,Really sorry, it is our staff to you send the wrong goods, we arrange a 1:1 as soon as possible to send to you. After you receive it, please send the one you have received back to us.
is it ok?"

Not sure how true that is, but at least I don't have to send mine back until I get the new one..

This band is actually not bad with comfort, but I was looking forward to the low profile clasp.. I'll keep you guys updated, fingers crossed they send the actual 1:1, but I'm not holding my breath..
 
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ianfann

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Tangmu

Tangmu

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jabz10 said:
So do you think the one I ordered from Regis, Will be the same?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...ess-steel-With-Metal-Adapter/32371207057.html

Since he appears to show the same pics as the seller Mike_88 brought from. (but wasn't sent a 1:1)
If so I will cancel my order and request refund.
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No, I don't think he would scam you. I have had no problems with him in the past. I think you will get a real 1:1 from him but maybe it will take a while since it is not really sure how many of those bands will be available from day one.
 
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fireman13

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Aug 12, 2008
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dictoresno said:
Guys, inkoo888 or whatever his name is alright. I got my adapters from him. He responds to emails and send me a free replacement when I thought something was wrong with my order. Also, he ships from China to NJ, then reships from there, which is why it takes so long for what appears to be domestic shipping. Took while indeed but the guy had good communication and customer service.
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this is my problem with him. According to his eBay store, it says item located in New Jersey. that was the only reason why I ordered from him. If I wanted to order from China I would have. Yes he communicates and yes you will receive your item. But, it's still a shady practice to lure people to your store knowing they want to buy from someone located in the US.
 
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dictoresno

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fireman13 said:
this is my problem with him. According to his eBay store, it says item located in New Jersey. that was the only reason why I ordered from him. If I wanted to order from China I would have. Yes he communicates and yes you will receive your item. But, it's still a shady practice to lure people to your store knowing they want to buy from someone located in the US.
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It's a gray area. The product is indeed shipped from that company in NJ which I have researched. So he technically isn't lying. What he doesn't say is that it will take extra time to mail it from China first to NJ.
 
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Donstil-nl

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Jun 27, 2008
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Mike_88 said:
I'm new here, but was reading this thread before I ordered a link clone band from Aliexpress (I'm also new with Aliexpress). I ordered this one last week:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...351.html?tracelog=ae-app-ios-sharefor-shkmail

It says it's a 1:1 clone, and that its the actual pictures of the band. I received it today (only took 4 business days with express) and it's not as advertised, not quite 1:1. See photos below. I'm really happy with it since you can't tell it's not 1:1 when your wearing it. The quality is really good too, the only difference is the clasp and there are no easy release buttons for the links.
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Looks Great! Maybe its not 100% 1:1 but if i can buy this one for around $ 100,- i will be oke with it.

Tangmu said:
Yep, that waiting time is hard. I'm sure it will be worth it though. ;-)

My Twitter URL is https://twitter.com/SupplyChainCN - I'm thankful for every new follower!
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Cool, will do.
 
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StophMac24

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Mike_88 said:
I'm new here, but was reading this thread before I ordered a link clone band from Aliexpress (I'm also new with Aliexpress). I ordered this one last week:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...351.html?tracelog=ae-app-ios-sharefor-shkmail

It says it's a 1:1 clone, and that its the actual pictures of the band. I received it today (only took 4 business days with express) and it's not as advertised, not quite 1:1. See photos below. I'm really happy with it since you can't tell it's not 1:1 when your wearing it. The quality is really good too, the only difference is the clasp and there are no easy release buttons for the links.
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This one looks very similar if not identical to the one freedomoclock has on his ebay store.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Watch...2?var=&hash=item87380f801f&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true
 
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iVegas

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Nov 16, 2013
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fireman13 said:
this is my problem with him. According to his eBay store, it says item located in New Jersey. that was the only reason why I ordered from him. If I wanted to order from China I would have. Yes he communicates and yes you will receive your item. But, it's still a shady practice to lure people to your store knowing they want to buy from someone located in the US.
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My tracking finally updated for the leather loop after five or six days. Looks like it's coming from WA, not NJ.

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I really don't care where it comes from just as long as I can return it to a U.S. address if I have to.
 
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StophMac24

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StophMac24

StophMac24

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slvrscoobie said:
not an issue at all!! it locks in better (IMO) than the OEM sport I have. It really POPs into the hole..
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Feels the same with the one I received. Actually felt a little more secure and you can feel the pop (a good thing) you are talking about when you take it off vs with an OEM band.
 
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VPrime

VPrime

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fireman13 said:
this is my problem with him. According to his eBay store, it says item located in New Jersey. that was the only reason why I ordered from him. If I wanted to order from China I would have. Yes he communicates and yes you will receive your item. But, it's still a shady practice to lure people to your store knowing they want to buy from someone located in the US.
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I heard back from him.
It is only shipping from China to me since I am located in Canada. International buyers get it from China. So if you're in the US I don't think there is a problem.
 
Jmona

Jmona

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Mike_88 said:
I'm new here, but was reading this thread before I ordered a link clone band from Aliexpress (I'm also new with Aliexpress). I ordered this one last week:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...351.html?tracelog=ae-app-ios-sharefor-shkmail

It says it's a 1:1 clone, and that its the actual pictures of the band. I received it today (only took 4 business days with express) and it's not as advertised, not quite 1:1. See photos below. I'm really happy with it since you can't tell it's not 1:1 when your wearing it. The quality is really good too, the only difference is the clasp and there are no easy release buttons for the links.
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Every time I click on the images this comes up.
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Am I doing something wrong?

Also, I'm getting more photos sent from Freedomoclock. These are photos from the previous clone but, they are NOT what he's sending. If anything the one we've all ordered is more of a 1:1 clone with a familiar clasp than the front to back links like the photos.
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He also mentioned that he will be having the black stainless links soon and he will give me a heads up.
It's awesome to have awesome communication with a man you're doing business with.
As I've stated before often times, customer service is the real product one buys rather than the real physical goods. If your experience is good, more than likely I'm back as a customer because I know I'm buying great service. I know I'm not getting this band pictured but even if it did, that's not a bad clone either. I'm just sad it isn't what he isn't selling because I'd buy one too. I think my obsession with these bands is getting out of hand.
 
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ryohumar

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Jul 14, 2008
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Jmona said:
Oh didn't read my post. I'm not debating it isn't $49.00. I did say "So, maybe for the 42mm" which was ignored.
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I hope you apologize to Boboiden at some point. Not only did he read your post, you didn't read his and then were rude to him for it.
 
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fireman13

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Aug 12, 2008
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dictoresno said:
It's a gray area. The product is indeed shipped from that company in NJ which I have researched. So he technically isn't lying. What he doesn't say is that it will take extra time to mail it from China first to NJ.
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Actually, he is lying. His eBay store specifically says item located in New Jersey. If there coming from China first then mailed out from New Jersey that would mean the item isn't actually located in New Jersey. As I said earlier. If I wanted to order directly from China, I would have. There are tons of leather loops located in China. No item located in the lower 48 states would take 10 days to deliver unless there are natural disasters that impede shipment.
 
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Tmelon

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fireman13 said:
Actually, he is lying. His eBay store specifically says item located in New Jersey. If there coming from China first then mailed out from New Jersey that would mean the item isn't actually located in New Jersey. As I said earlier. If I wanted to order directly from China, I would have. There are tons of leather loops located in China. No item located in the lower 48 states would take 10 days to deliver unless there are natural disasters that impede shipment.
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I agree. I specifically chose this seller because I was hoping to receive the band by Thursday before I go on vacation for a week and my tracking number isn't even working yet.
 
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bmwellsokstate

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Apr 20, 2015
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fireman13 said:
Actually, he is lying. His eBay store specifically says item located in New Jersey. If there coming from China first then mailed out from New Jersey that would mean the item isn't actually located in New Jersey. As I said earlier. If I wanted to order directly from China, I would have. There are tons of leather loops located in China. No item located in the lower 48 states would take 10 days to deliver unless there are natural disasters that impede shipment.
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I mean at least some of them have been shipped from the US. Mine didn't even take a week to get to me. They do however come from WA as someone has mentioned and not NJ
 
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Tmelon

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bmwellsokstate said:
I mean at least some of them have been shipped from the US. Mine didn't even take a week to get to me. They do however come from WA as someone has mentioned and not NJ
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Out of curiosity, how long did it take for your tracking number to show anything?
 
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