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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

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CaptMarvel said:
Amazon, Fullmosa. I like it a lot and thought the same thing!

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Another big time thank you to you!! Got the band yesterday, and it feels and looks fantastic. I'd been looking for a cheap($75 or less), even used, Apple Saddle Brown band on eBay for weeks, but this band is even more of what I wanted. Supple, soft leather, great tan color, Apple-style oval buckle, 2 loops, and spring bar connectors - just perfect. And at less than 1/3 of the price, shipped. I swear if they made more colors I'd get black, storm grey, and midnight blue.

Thanks again for the info!
 
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gppittjk said:
Another big time thank you to you!! Got the band yesterday, and it feels and looks fantastic. I'd been looking for a cheap($75 or less), even used, Apple Saddle Brown band on eBay for weeks, but this band is even more of what I wanted. Supple, soft leather, great tan color, Apple-style oval buckle, 2 loops, and spring bar connectors - just perfect. And at less than 1/3 of the price, shipped. I swear if they made more colors I'd get black, storm grey, and midnight blue.

Thanks again for the info!
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No problem at all, glad I could be of assistance and glad you are pleased with your purchase! Fullmosa does have some different colored leather bands on Amazon, with a slightly different design.
 
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Two more super cheap bands arrived today. A yellow sport band copy (£4) and a blue nylon copy (£7).

They both seem pretty decent especially given the price. Think I'll stop now as I've got all bases covered now.
 
I've just ordered the black woven nylon strap for my 42mm Space Grey watch - I've been umming and erring over it for weeks (watched a ton of reviews on YouTube)!!! Should be here on Thursday.

I'm currently still using this set up:

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...although, I have actually switched out the space grey lugs, for black ones - they fit perfectly + also look alot better than these in the above pics!

The only thing I find with a metal bracelet is that on hot days (its been pretty hot in the U.K. during the last week), I can get a little sweaty under the bracelet, and the bracelet then gets tighter (due to wrists expanding in the heat), and makes it a little uncomfortable.

I'm planning on using the nylon band in during the summer and keep the metal one for colder/cooler days!

I'll post up my thoughts on the nylon band, once it arrives - hopefully I won't get any issues with it, like the issues which have been mentioned elsewhere on these forums......
 
speedyyellow said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/221853614201

I can't vouch for the red specifically, but the yellow one I got from there is a really strong colour. It's more vivid than it looks in the pic I posted up there.
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Thanks for posting that link - might snag myself a midnight blue band at them prices!!!

I'm guessing the band uses different material than Apple's original bands - how are you finding them, i.e. are they a lint magnet?!
 
I've had it for about 24 hours so a bit early to tell for sure but so far it's fine. It's made from silicone so feels a bit different to the real ones but so far it's comfortable enough.

For the price of a cup of coffee I really can't complain!
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mickerz said:
Has anyone had any experience with this eBay seller? I'd like to pick up a knock off nylon band...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Releas...hash=item5686087be0:m:mbtxq1zpqapzcqjSmRdtDcw
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All the pictures show the original apple bands with the plastic lugs.
Only the fourth picture shows what you'll actually get, the metal lugs, which looks very different.
Just got mine, and the nylon band doesn't look nearly as good as the originals.
There's some fraying around the holes, and the woven pattern looks uneven in places.
So overall it looks like the cheap knockoff that it is.
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iGadget62 said:
All the pictures show the original apple bands with the plastic lugs.
Only the fourth picture shows what you'll actually get, the metal lugs, which looks very different.
Just got mine, and the nylon band doesn't look nearly as good as the originals.
There's some fraying around the holes, and the woven pattern looks uneven in places.
So overall it looks like the cheap knockoff that it is.
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That looks like it's fuzzy material. Like velcro would stick to it
 
not fuzzy, rather hard really, feels kinda scratchy, not really comfortable...
Don't think i'll be wearing it much...
 
Are those the lugs that came with that knock off nylon band? I don't like those at all, much prefer the look of the Apple lugs.
 
Some sellers on AliExpress claim that the nylon bands they sell look like the original ones, they say their bands don't look like those that we've seen so far (with SS lug and ugly material).

They have the product photos for comparison, see on Item Description (Please take a look at the Item Description to see the product photos cos they just use Apple stock images for their thumbnails).

What do you think? Here are two of them. If you want to browse more, search something like "1:1 woven nylon apple watch"

http://s.aliexpress.com/3mIBNJFn
http://s.aliexpress.com/vyuaEBbA
 
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iGadget62 said:
All the pictures show the original apple bands with the plastic lugs.
Only the fourth picture shows what you'll actually get, the metal lugs, which looks very different.
Just got mine, and the nylon band doesn't look nearly as good as the originals.
There's some fraying around the holes, and the woven pattern looks uneven in places.
So overall it looks like the cheap knockoff that it is.
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No offense but that band looks terrible. The band is way too small for the lug which it is installed on (too much empty space either side of the band).

The original Apple Nylon bands are pretty cheap, here in the UK - £40 (including delivery), which is around $58 (US Dollar). Surely the cheaper knock-offs are just gonna be screaming 'POOR QUALITY' before you even hit the order button!

Also, them links posted above, look as if they are using stock Apple images - I can pretty much guarantee they will not be the bands you'll receive from the seller!
 
Dino F said:
No offense but that band looks terrible. The band is way too small for the lug which it is installed on (too much empty space either side of the band).

The original Apple Nylon bands are pretty cheap, here in the UK - £40 (including delivery), which is around $58 (US Dollar). Surely the cheaper knock-offs are just gonna be screaming 'POOR QUALITY' before you even hit the order button!

Also, them links posted above, look as if they are using stock Apple images - I can pretty much guarantee they will not be the bands you'll receive from the seller!
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That's why I clearly asked people to take a look at the Item Description, where you can find the real photos (supposedly) of the product, because they use Apple stock image as their thumbnails.
 
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CaptMarvel said:
No problem at all, glad I could be of assistance and glad you are pleased with your purchase! Fullmosa does have some different colored leather bands on Amazon, with a slightly different design.
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Argh damn'it - again no option for black adapters for us with a Space Black - looks lovely though
 

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