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Non-OEM (FAKE/CLONE) Apple Watch Bands
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Hi All!
After checking this thread I've ordered a black milanese loop:
http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/Origi...34.html?adminSeq=220848144&shopNumber=1186870
After about 10days I've received my order which is very decent. (China -> Belgium)
The loop looks very nice but there are some quality issues:
1) You have to fiddle around a bit before it "clicks" into place.
2) At the top side the little links aren't perfectly aligned. This causes the band to put itself into angle. (See first picture and PLEASE don't mind the hairy arms
)
The first isn't a big problem imo but the second isn't normal I think.
Should I put in a claim for this at AliExpress?
Of course I can't say anything yet about the quality as I'm only wearing it for about an hour now but it feels very nice, firm and lightweight on the wrist!
I hope this little review was useful for you!
After checking this thread I've ordered a black milanese loop:
http://nl.aliexpress.com/item/Origi...34.html?adminSeq=220848144&shopNumber=1186870
After about 10days I've received my order which is very decent. (China -> Belgium)
The loop looks very nice but there are some quality issues:
1) You have to fiddle around a bit before it "clicks" into place.
2) At the top side the little links aren't perfectly aligned. This causes the band to put itself into angle. (See first picture and PLEASE don't mind the hairy arms
)The first isn't a big problem imo but the second isn't normal I think.
Should I put in a claim for this at AliExpress?
Of course I can't say anything yet about the quality as I'm only wearing it for about an hour now but it feels very nice, firm and lightweight on the wrist!
I hope this little review was useful for you!
Where did you get your clone from?
Also, would you be able to weigh the strap on its own? I believe some clones are around 73g but they are of the lesser quality. No sure what the official apple one weighs - can anyone advise?
Hi Sabalou1,
Can you confirm where you got your 4th gen from and how much the strap weighs on its own?
Also, has it stood up to the last few days/weeks of wear without issues?
Holding up good so far, hasn't fallen off or chipped. The weight I can't comment on as I don't have a scale that sensitive. I posted the link earlier, but in case it's too many posts back... http://m.ebay.com/itm/4th-Generatio...Steel-Strap-/331661155671?txnId=1195957955014
Also someone asked me earlier if I've tugged on the links, obviously I haven't.
Would you be able to post some follow up photos, so we can see the type of wear the band has?
Bought a single tour strap from ebay (http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/New-Genu...hash=item48848e0d8c:m:mUenOr1s1_QaYM4Zh3yHpGg). The strap is very soft. It feel like one thin sheet of eva form. Are all the replica/fake single tour the same? The quality feel the same as the replica classic buckle strap.
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Hey Jabz10, I just ordered one. Price is at $88 now. Not cheap but not super expensive and according to your pics looks exactly like the original. Love the clean, no pinholes look. Hope it holds up. These pics sold me:
Hey Jabz10, I just ordered one. Price is at $88 now. Not cheap but not super expensive and according to your pics looks exactly like the original. Love the clean, no pinholes look. Hope it holds up. These pics sold me:
Link.
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Damn! I paid 139 USD - and mine ist still not delivered yet :-(
What do you think - is there a chance of getting a price reduction? There is a 60 days return policy after all...
Damn! I paid 139 USD - and mine ist still not delivered yet :-(
What do you think - is there a chance of getting a price reduction? There is a 60 days return policy after all...
This is exactly what I was looking for when I got my hoco band but I'm worried about it holding as my hoco link band on one of the connectors one of the pieces broke when I took it out of my watch and now springs are showing.
Just purchased the band off aliexpress so hoping it holds up better than the hoco band I bought.
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I myself got a 4th gen...they must be coming out with a better version hence why the price is dropping on them.
I wouldn't be so sure they are making a newer version. The price drops simply cause that's how manufacturing works. The product tooling has been made and sales have been made to recoup the high initial manufacturing costs. As more bands are produced and sold, each batch essentially becomes cheaper to make because it requires less manpower, far less investment in equipment, etc....
The bands are priced really well now though that's for sure.
Nomad offer a nice brown leather band with black lugs and a buckle. I have just ordered one myself but hasn't arrived yet.
http://www.hellonomad.com/products/strap
I am also after a space black link bracelt to go with my space grey sport. I saw both an eBay option:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/4th-Generatio...t%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D949247902325
And the aliexpress option as well and considering it but after seeing so many 4th generations with wide gaps between links I may wait.
http://m.aliexpress.com/item/324698...be2d58b8ae6fe473-1449603898900-08372-uey6RZne
If anyone knows of any without the gaps I'd also appriciate it
can you use one of these on a sport watch?
Apple Watch Band, with Unique Magnet Lock, JETech® 38mm Milanese Loop
http://www.amazon.com/JETech®-Milan...1450024231&sr=8-1&keywords=38mm+Milanese+Loop
Apple Watch Band, with Unique Magnet Lock, JETech® 38mm Milanese Loop
http://www.amazon.com/JETech®-Milan...1450024231&sr=8-1&keywords=38mm+Milanese+Loop
