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Neil.gtis

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3rd party band cape blue on series 2 SS
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Salazes123

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I might try the Urvoi Braided Solo Loop. My wrist is 155mm, should i order size S ? They recommend size M for 145-165mm.
Edit : size S is too small for me. M is perfect.
 
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bigdog5142

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Has anyone found a 1:1 third party braided solo loop? I purchased an Apple on this week, and I LOVE it, but just can’t justify $100 on a band like this...so it’s going back.
 

fridayxiii

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I got my third-party bands from Ali Express yesterday. The three on the right are third-party, the Royal Flash/Black on the left is genuine OEM. The texture or feel of the third-party is very close to the fluoroelastomer, but the bands are noticeably thinner & lighter. For ~ $3 USD each that's a pretty good deal for some of the rarer colorways that I otherwise would not be able to afford. I'll be interested to see how they hold up. FWIW I found other repros of Celestial Teal & Blue Orbit/Gamma Blue for $19.99 USD each after I'd ordered these.

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RayaBGD

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Hi everybody,
on the first place, i want to apologise for my bad English, i didn't wrote it for more decades.
I am following Mac Rumors and this is the place where i collect my info about Apple products, specs, reviews and troubleshooting. Usually i only read the forum, but i have now a really strong wish to share with you something:

recently i was looking for some 3rd party straps for my AW 6, and, following the advices from this forum, i have ordered some straps from different suppliers on Ally, Amazon and E-bay. So i have ordered some more "tough" looking leather strap from one seller on ebay, for decent price - 24 USD. It came two days ago and i was blown away how well it is made, and how it looks. It is a little bit wider, which is good, because i have "spigen" armour on the watch.

The straps are hand made, from real "Crazy Horse" with “Pull Up” leather. Waxed and saturated.
The seller is soviet-shop on the E-bay, and here are the pictures of that dark brown that i have bought. Yesterday i have ordered some more colours and designs.

I found it perfect.
 

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MuGeN PoWeR

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I got my third-party bands from Ali Express yesterday. The three on the right are third-party, the Royal Flash/Black on the left is genuine OEM. The texture or feel of the third-party is very close to the fluoroelastomer, but the bands are noticeably thinner & lighter. For ~ $3 USD each that's a pretty good deal for some of the rarer colorways that I otherwise would not be able to afford. I'll be interested to see how they hold up. FWIW I found other repros of Celestial Teal & Blue Orbit/Gamma Blue for $19.99 USD each after I'd ordered these.

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can you share the seller? thanks
 

deckard666

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Amazon I’m very pleased with it


And the gold case too

 
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BigPotatoLobbyist

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Interesting that there are no 1:1 Braided Solo Loop clones in the $30-70 range. Thus far all of the cheap imitations I've seen aren't bad fabric wise, but they lack:
I) The width of the OEM Braided Solo Loop (which, if manufactured to the width that Apple's are, makes the Watch itself appear much more natural and smaller IMO, great look)
II) The flush connection at the lugs.

Though if some 1:1 clone in this fashion exists, I'd like to know lol
 
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x-man

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Interesting that there are no 1:1 Braided Solo Loop clones in the $30-70 range. Thus far all of the cheap imitations I've seen aren't bad fabric wise, but they lack:
I) The width of the OEM Braided Solo Loop (which, if manufactured to the width that Apple's are, makes the Watch itself appear much more natural and smaller IMO, great look)
II) The flush connection at the lugs.

Though if some 1:1 clone in this fashion exists, I'd like to know lol

I have seen some 1:1 options now - here the Urvoi link as an example, what do you think?
 

x-man

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Aug 29, 2008
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Has someone gotten one to verify the width?
What is the width of the genuine one? I havent seen a genuine band in person but some people has posted reviews with pictures down there which may give you a rough idea.

In the meantime I have asked the seller and will let you know when they respond.
 

Martin29

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Nov 25, 2010
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I have a blue series 6. With the blue standard Apple strap, which is ok for daily use. But I’m looking for something classy, which works well with the blue case. Anyone have any recommendations? Either leather or so might work if there’s a contrast colour?
 

scotsmandc

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Urvoi responded saying is "same as original", they also sent me this picture View attachment 1764053
I just received my urvoi bands. I don’t have the oem to compare to right now but so far I like it and got the correct size for me. I have an oem one on the way so I’ll update when it comes.
 

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rstark18

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I bought a few Leather Link bands from CAOWTAN on Ali.
They are quite long but still fit
My biggest issue is that the way the magnets line up creates a kink in the band. All of the bands I received do this so it’s not just a one off defect. Very disappointing. They were $5 each.

I’m willing to try the Urvoi version of this but at $13 I’m not going to order a lot unless I know they fit like the OEM band.
Does anyone have experience with the Urvoi Leather Link?

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