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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

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CasuallyDressed

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Dino F said:
...you should look on Amazon - they have some pretty decent Milanese bands.

This one is one of the best I have found (don't have the band myself but 99% of reviews are positive!!):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076C47...liid=I36HHZG2KANJIG&colid=2GG5ELI3Q9HGC&psc=0

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I’ve got this band (didn’t pay that much for it though, must’ve only recently gone up). It’s nice, light and looks good. The only negatives are that I find the magnet sticking to stuff (I work in the entertainment industry so metal flight cases for days) and I idly play with the magnet too. But that’s not the strap’s fault; I just mindlessly fiddle with stuff :)
 
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Boardiesboi

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I bought an amazing Hermès Feu Epsom knockoff from Taobao, a Chinese website similar to eBay and Amazon.

I did a full review in the thread below:
Hermès Edition Owners Thread

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iMacca44

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I've started looking at the Urvoi bands but noticed that there's two stores on AliExpress, Urvoi store and Urvoisz. Does anyone know what the difference is?
 
Mikeeee

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I have a Milanese band coming from the Urvoisz Store. I hope I didn't screw up. I ordered it base on good reviews of Urvoi.
 
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iMacca44

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Mikeeee said:
That’s the one. They got it out the door fast. It’s in flight right now. I’ll update when I receive it.
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I only noticed because I'd been looking at the nike sport bands on the "Urvoi" store, then went back later and ended up on "UrvoiSZ" but they didn't have them.

I messaged "Urvoi Official" and they said all 3? stores belong to the same company.. not sure what the reason is for multiple ones but looks like it will be the same product regardless.
 
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iMacca44 said:
I only noticed because I'd been looking at the nike sport bands on the "Urvoi" store, then went back later and ended up on "UrvoiSZ" but they didn't have them.

I messaged "Urvoi Official" and they said all 3? stores belong to the same company.. not sure what the reason is for multiple ones but looks like it will be the same product regardless.
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Thanks for the info.
 
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zerolight said:
Here's a look at the Urvoi Milanese and Faux Leather loops. I prefer my new Urvoi link bracelet but both of these are nice. The Milanese is a good thickness, looks and feels nice. The leather looks great, feels nice, but noticeably stiffer than my genuine Apple leather loop. Both easily worth the money. The link bracelet awesome though.






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How's the milanese after weeks of.usage?

I ordered the.space black milanese too...
Still waiting
 
Mikeeee

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My stainless steel Urvoi Milanese arrives tomorrow. Ordered Jan 9. Love the price, but the delivery time not the best.
 
Boardiesboi

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My Fauve Barenia knockoff from Taobao just arrived and it is amazing just like the Feu Epsom.

The leather smells, feels and looks like the genuine band that Apple and Hermès sell. I also asked for a deployment buckle and it is much better quality than I expected. I don’t have the genuine version to compare but I don’t think it’s far off.

Photos below. The knockoff is on the watch itself. I bought the genuine single tour back in October so it’s developed a patina over 3 months. I’ll use the knockoff from now on!

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Boardiesboi

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Mikeeee said:
I used a Google Chrome browser with Google translate and it made it possible to get through an order. Give that a try.
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Well done mate!

What did you order and have you received it?

They usually send the package to a local depot, then you can combine this with other packages in one shipment and pay for that in one go.
 
Mikeeee

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Well I got as far as registering and then pay for the order screen but had second thoughts and backed out. I got the Apple Classic Brown Leather instead. Mostly because it was my first leather band and I knew for sure that I liked the Apple band.

I didn't realize they don't ship it directly to you though.
 
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Mikeeee said:
Well I got as far as registering and then pay for the order screen but had second thoughts and backed out. I got the Apple Classic Brown Leather instead. Mostly because it was my first leather band and I knew for sure that I liked the Apple band.

I didn't realize they don't ship it directly to you though.
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You’ll get a notification (in Chinese) that it has arrived in the depot. Then you have to select it and add it to the overseas delivery section, then you pay the delivery fee.
 
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Boardiesboi said:
You’ll get a notification (in Chinese) that it has arrived in the depot. Then you have to select it and add it to the overseas delivery section, then you pay the delivery fee.
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I've found many of the sites in China have either free delivery for very inexpensive delivery. Is that the case here?
 
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