I would have to agree. I have (I think) the identical band from Amazon. Looks 100% exactly like your picture and its anything but flimsy. In fact I would have to say its the nicest watch band I have ever owned.
Mine is "Space Gray" but it doesn't match the Space Gray Sport exactly....close but it all depends on the lighting. But the band is shiny and the watch is kinda shiny i.e. reflects tones, so as you move they kinda reflect onto each other sharing tones and it creates this perfect blending of colors between the 2. Its hard to explain.
Of course if you look at them really closely or in super bright light you can see the aluminum and stainless don't really match. That bugged me....more than it should have. So bad I drove a 7 hour round trip to the Apple Store today and exchanged it for a real stainless model.
I took enough money to buy the $1,100 Space Black SS with Link band but once I had it in my hands I was shocked at how cheap the Apple Link Band felt. I played with all the bands for a good 2 hours today. It wasn't flimsy but it is super light and thin and the buckle was a real bugger to snap in a hurry because I never quite snaps all the way and popped back open several times. The buckle was definitely flimsy. I was super bummed it wasn't nicer in person, but thankful I saw it in person rather than ordering it online.
I would take the $55 Moko band over the Apple $550 link bracelet any day. Just my $.02
