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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread
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I spoke too soon. One of the deployment bands broke today. The pin or whatever holds it snapped in place.
I guess I will find out how good this seller is now. I have a message in to them about this and my concern it will happen to the other band. There doesn’t seem anyway I can repair or fix this myself.
Very bummed
Who else has the quality of the leather? Nothing on Amazon or AliExpress do.
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Seller jumped in and sending me a replacement deployment buckle. They are also sending me the normal one so I can change later if I want.I spoke too soon. One of the deployment bands broke today. The pin or whatever holds it snapped in place.
I guess I will find out how good this seller is now. I have a message in to them about this and my concern it will happen to the other band. There doesn’t seem anyway I can repair or fix this myself.
Very bummed
Both deployment buckles broke today and the seller says they have switched to a better supplier and will always stand behind their products and support it.
I can't speak for the quality , I haven't received mine yet!
Does this guy make them himself?
My genuine link arrived from that nice Taobao seller. It's perfect. Looks immaculate. Feels a lot more sturdy and solid than my gen6 clone did. Still waiting on my Hermes clone.
Wanna order a space black link bracket from him.
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Really would like to order a link bracelet from him. But downloading all these apps just to get in contact with him seems like so much trouble.
His email is posted a couple of pages back, I sent him an email, since I was also getting ready to place an order with him, he got back to me fairly quick, but he told me the link bracelets were sold out, I ended up getting one from Amazon that has the same kind of butterfly and you need the "tool" to adjust the length, the finish buckle doesn't seem like it will last too long, I also placed an order for the "6 gen" from Urvoi since that one was in stock, and it has good reviews as well. I just hope the Amazon band lasts the 3 weeks it should take the Urvoi to get here.
I thought like that too but its pretty simple. You go to Taobao seller page via google translate and then click on the chat under online consultation that launches aliwangwang on my MacBook and he is right there. I ordered mine on Friday, it took him 5 days to ship by 4PX, now I am waiting for my fake Hermes belt. My girlfriend is gonna make fun of me for wearing anything replica but **** it lol.
Nope. I wear my sport loop to bed. Link is all business plus I may be one of the few that think the Velcro loop is cheap junk. So it spends its time in the bed. Link is beautiful
I agree with you when you say that velcro is cheap, that is the reason I do not own one, I can't help but to think of those kid shoes with the two velcro straps when I see them. Funny thing is, I've gotten so many people tell me they are so comfortable, I've been thinking about picking one up to use at the house. At the same time, shaping bands all the time, while it is still easy and quick, can be a PITA and specially when using metal bands, or with metal band adapters could end up scratching the watch it self (I have the Space Black).
Do you have a series 4 watch? And if you do, do you have a hard time fitting your band on it? The band I got from Amazon is really hard to put in the watch, I will most likely send back, no for that, but because one of the push pins broke and my watch ended on the floors, lucky for me, I was seating down over carpet.
Ya I have series 4. No issues with any bands going in except a link band but it’s because it’s one piece and you need to put both lugs in at the same time.
So I received my four urovi bands. The link and sport loop are dead set matches to the real deal.
Pictured also is my legit leather loop and urovi version. 98% close. Material feels the same but the leather loop has no scent. Urovi is real leather. No quality differences at all from any of their bands that I’ve ordered.
The black link, price? Is Urovi a website? Brand on Amazon?
No, some people keep referring to it as urovi, but it is URVOI. This is a store on Aliexpress.com
Here you go:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...gh-quality-stainless/2061087_32823452924.html
Delivery generally takes up to 10-15 days, as they ship from China.
Here you go:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...gh-quality-stainless/2061087_32823452924.html
Delivery generally takes up to 10-15 days, as they ship from China.
Received the urvoi Hermes band. It’s meh. Supposed to genuine leather. I question that. Has a sort of smell that I don’t believe is swift leather.
On the other hand, I ordered one from the famous taobao seller so we will see. Urvoi leather loop is drop dead the same as the Og Apple one. This Hermes one is a crapper
On the other hand, I ordered one from the famous taobao seller so we will see. Urvoi leather loop is drop dead the same as the Og Apple one. This Hermes one is a crapper
Sure. Their leather loop is a dead ringer for the real thing as I own both. So it is as described.
The Hermes version couldn’t be further. Smells like cheap rubber, not the soft supple swift leather it’s supposed to be. Very stiff band and the leather isn’t wide enough as it sits with about a half cm on either side of the lug. All of this gets it a crapper rating. I have a taobao one on the way so we will see if it’s real swift leather or Chinese “swift leather”.
Has anyone who has ordered a Hermes band from taobao tested its leather against the real thing? Interested to know if they are with the 50 US dollars as compared to say urvoi
I have the OG Apple Leather loop - it's getting old and a bit tatty now and the Urvoi leather loop, and they are not the same. The Urvoi one is clearly cheaper, and even dimensionally not the same. But it is still nice.
I bought my wife the Urvoi Hermes strap, exactly like the one you bought - she doesn't wear it. It looks fine, it does feel cheap. I got myself the Taobao replica strap (in Feu Epsom) and it is worlds better than the Urvoi. As far as I can tell, the Taobao strap is hand made using leather from Tanneries Roux and Tanneries Haas (who also supply Hermes) - it looks and feels like really nice leather and I have no reason to doubt the claim that it is the same leather, perhaps not in the exact colour Hermes use. $60 to $70 for a watch strap is pretty expensive, but I think it's worth it. I bought both a genuine link and the Taobao Hermes clone and the clone is the strap I wear most, it's just nice. I plan to buy the Fauve Barenia clone next.
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I haven't, but I have compared it to my Wife's genuine Hermes belt and the finish and smell are the same for what that is worth - not a lot. I genuinely believe the leather is of the same quality and from the same supplier, in my case Tanniers Roux. I'm sure the craftsmanship, buckle quality, and stitching will be different on the real deal, but honestly I can't fault the clone at all - craftsmanship is terrific.
I believe AliExpress and urvoi to be between amazon and taobao for quality.
I have three bands coming from our favourite taobao guy so I’m stoked to see. One single tour, one double tour and a large double cuff.
I have three bands coming from our favourite taobao guy so I’m stoked to see. One single tour, one double tour and a large double cuff.