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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread
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Mate just buy a bundle from AliExpress, quality really is pretty good roughly £2 or $3.50 each, just take your time with the sizing and they do take a couple of weeks usually to ship.
I have 19.5cm wrists this band is almost 15.5 and its tight but wearable in medium from this seller -
1.02US $ 57% OFF|Braided Solo Loop For Apple Watch band 44mm 40mm 42mm 38mm Fabric Nylon Elastic Belt Bracelet iWatch 3 4 5 SE 6 Strap|Watchbands| - AliExpress
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I could have probably gone for large - I imagine you could go with Small although their sizing chart seems pretty accurate. For the price of a few dollars you could try a few in different sizes. The quality seems very good btw and the colour is a lot lot brighter than this photo as shown by this recent one -
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Have bought quite a few Ali and only had one dud out of around 20 ? At a cost of 90 pence 
The solid red one there is the one that came with the Apple Red watch - all the rest are Ali.
The solid red one there is the one that came with the Apple Red watch - all the rest are Ali.
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“I placed an order with Aliexpress Dec 5th and still have not received it. I’m in Florida. So beware of delivery promise.
This happened to mine on day 2 = the Aliexpress/seller refunded without any issues.
I got another one for my wife (different pattern) and that one seems to be fine so far...
Maybe I was unlucky but nte that these with plastic links seem to be glued to the band.
Agree with others, the material itself feels really good/soft...
I see URVOI/Aliexpress now has these bands with metallic attachments/clips - a bit more expensive but they look awesome from here. Hopefully they introduce some other patterns.
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I have got 6 from here and all good quality and still working with no problems -
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Plus bought two of these before and they are great -
US $2.05 35% OFF|Silicone Strap For Apple Watch Band 44mm 40mm iWatch band 42mm 38mm smart watchband sport bracelet Applewatch series 6 5 4 3 se|Watchbands| - AliExpress
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
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Plus bought two of these before and they are great -
Adepoy Compatible For Apple Watch Strap Waterproof Silicone Style, Soft Breathable Replacement Wristbands Compatible for iwatch 38mm 40mm 42mm 44mm and Series 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Adepoy Compatible For Apple Watch Strap Waterproof Silicone Style, Soft Breathable Replacement Wristbands Compatible for iwatch 38mm 40mm 42mm 44mm and Series 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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Thanks for the info. I've never bought from Aliexpress but took the plunge after finding exactly what I was looking for. Hoping I have the same good luck as you & many others. If not, it's only $6 USD, not a huge loss.I have got 6 from here and all good quality and still working with no problems -
US $2.05 35% OFF|Silicone Strap For Apple Watch Band 44mm 40mm iWatch band 42mm 38mm smart watchband sport bracelet Applewatch series 6 5 4 3 se|Watchbands| - AliExpress
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
Plus bought two of these before and they are great -
Adepoy Compatible For Apple Watch Strap Waterproof Silicone Style, Soft Breathable Replacement Wristbands Compatible for iwatch 38mm 40mm 42mm 44mm and Series 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Adepoy Compatible For Apple Watch Strap Waterproof Silicone Style, Soft Breathable Replacement Wristbands Compatible for iwatch 38mm 40mm 42mm 44mm and Series 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1www.amazon.co.uk
Hi, do you know supwatch bands?
Do you know how quality they are? i was thinking of buying a leather loop band and a link loop band.
Do you know how quality they are? i was thinking of buying a leather loop band and a link loop band.
Here's my Fauve Barenia from our Taobao friend.
Ordered two bands from the taobao seller. Not the cheapest but they are legit perfect. I snuck some good time at the Apple store to compare and from material to markings I firmly believe you can’t tell. These two bands are miles above the quality of urvoi.
Side by side with legit you cannot tell the difference even by feel or fit.
How did the these leather bands from the Taobao seller hold up? I like how it looks and I'm thinking of getting one, but seeing if it's worth the ~$100 USD (688 Yuan from item posting).
Does anyone have experience with the Pikata carbon fiber watch band? Looks cool, but wonder how it feels.
www.ipitaka.com
Carbon Fiber Apple Watch Bands: Light & Non-Allergenic | PITAKA
Explore the world's first 100% carbon fiber Apple Watch bands, lightweight, scratch-resistant, breathable, and hypoallergenic, with a magnetic clasp for easy one-hand wear. Available for Apple Watch Ultra 2/Ultra, and Series 9/8/7.
URVOI store bands are super on AliExpress. Just bought Leather Link, Solo Loop, Braided Loop (real yarns/silicone) and 2 Sport Loops. The bands are flawless and basically 1:1. Highly recommend them. I’m not affiliated with them. I just love their bands. Such good quality replicas as I’ve said here before.
I hope you can help me. I'm looking for a true navy blue third party nylon strap. I can't find one anywhere! TIA
Try the URVOI store on aliexpress, assuming you mean the nylon sport loop, they seem to have 68 different options
URVOI sport loop for apple watch series 6 SE 5 4 3 21 strap for iwatch sport loop 40 44mm breathabe hook fastener woven nylon|Watchbands| - AliExpress
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Do you have a link for the URVOI Braided loop? I can't find it in their shop :/
Try the URVOI store on aliexpress, assuming you mean the nylon sport loop, they seem to have 68 different options
URVOI sport loop for apple watch series 6 SE 5 4 3 21 strap for iwatch sport loop 40 44mm breathabe hook fastener woven nylon|Watchbands| - AliExpress
Sorry I meant to say I'm from the UK. I looked on the UK site, but couldn't find a navy one.
I am also here in the UK, I didnt know they had a UK store, could you share the link?
I generally use their Aliexpress store, I found them recommended by others here...