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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

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Spendlove

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Supermallet said:
Be wary of all of these. They all seem to be using the same adapters as the ones we've seen all over these boards up until now. There's nothing wrong with these adapters of course, but they're not aluminum and almost certainly won't match the space gray.
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Tonsee store on eBay seems to be playing it shady. Every time you ask a question about an Apple Watch strap you get a convenient "out of office" type email. Because you know, an eBay store with over 70,000 rep doesn't have a team of customer service types processing orders and emails... :roll eyes:

Buyer beware.
 
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I actually got some adapter lugs and picked up a cheap, but pretty-good-feeling leather band from Meijer the other day. It's a 22mm one that fits on the lugs with a little less than 1mm of play...I'll probably keep using this one as an alternative when a white or blue Sport Band would be too obnoxious.

As for the other, I got a knockoff classic buckle from eBay (the same seller that a lot of folks have been dealing with) - I don't really like how narrow it is (2mm+ of play) and it feels flimsy. I'll probably re-use the lugs on something else.
 

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Bought this band, not only because its rubber (pvc), but its also 9 1/4 inches! But that on a 39mm (the 42mm watch), you got 10.8 inches of watch! My wrist will finally have a suitable band! LOL!

Hadley Roma MS3133 22mm Black PVC Watch Band 9 1/4"
 

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RickAdair

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Here is my Panatime on an Aerb adapter. Digging the look!
 

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mightyjabba said:
There's no way that's going to last, especially on something with moving parts like that. It's already peeling off.
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Yea I know, I just need it to last long enough for my click adapters to arrive. For the meantime, I just gotta make do with this :D

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RickAdair said:
Here is my Panatime on an Aerb adapter. Digging the look!
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Omg, that looks more like a noose than a strap. looks like you are wearing it too tightly.
 
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RickAdair

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ianfann said:
Yea I know, I just need it to last long enough for my click adapters to arrive. For the meantime, I just gotta make do with this :D

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Omg, that looks more like a noose than a strap. looks like you are wearing it too tightly.
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Yeah. First pull. It's a hole looser now. Kinda in between 2. The bad part is I knew someone was going to comment on that. Should have taken a 2nd pic.
 
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tenfour808

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There is some great looking bands in here!

I've seen a post saying their AERB adapter didn't hold up after about a week. Kind of concerning. Any other experiences where the adapter has been holding up for them?
 
davidnyjets

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101mph62 said:
I really wanted something to make it look bigger on my rist. All of my other watches are at least a 45mm and one is 48mm


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Original band

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On the stand

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Looks interesting. Will the HR sensors still work with the case? And how is the feedback on the Digital Crown with the cover on it?
 
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Gjwilly

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sdallnct2 said:
I got a very prompt (less than 30 min) reply from him on gray or black adapters for SGAWS. He said he had none-but hoped to in the near future and would email me when available. Which I though was nice.
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Very nice but I doubt he has some secret manufacturer.
You know he's gotta be buying them from the same Chinese suppliers as every other seller.
 
Jmona

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paulgandersman said:
Can anyone point me to a good third party red (preferably leather, but looking for something inexpensive) band for a 42mm Apple Watch Sport SG?

Thanks!
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I got mine from here for my 38mm SG. So far so good. I'm still waiting on my black adapter to arrive so it can match the watch properly since the band came with a SS Adapter.##


http://www.ebay.com/itm/281686227778
 

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Jmona

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*GeekChic said:
There's a black adapter pictured in this thread...dunno where he got it from tho:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1885831/
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They have those at Best Buy. Exactly same colors and more ranging from $6-10. I was going to pick a couple up the other day but I wasn't sure what size I'd need until I got my click adapter. I was mainly looking at these links. I'm going back this weekend to pick a couple of the multicolor straps. #
 

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101mph62

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davidnyjets said:
Looks interesting. Will the HR sensors still work with the case? And how is the feedback on the Digital Crown with the cover on it?
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The sensor works the same nothing wrong at all. The crown is a little tighter spin but overall no problem.
 
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trek360

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nfl46 said:
What size is this? Looks awesome!
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Not sure if this is what you mean about size but:
38m AW (avail for 42mm also)
Hoco 3 bead band is 22mm in width (38mm). Comes w adapters attached.
Great band. Solid value. You can get it for $30-45 from Chinese sellers on eBay. I got it from here from a U.S. seller. Took two business days.
Can't say enough about this band. It is a great look and feel.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOCO-Stainl...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item541f502c30
 
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