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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread
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I'm glad you found something you are happy with, although Lorica is a synthetic material and we were responding to your requests for leather.
I love my Dassari's. I have the gray one as well. It's so nice I've put my $35 deployant clasp on that one. CLASSY! I also have their red, blue, and orange ones.
My modern buckle is out for delivery, as is my 2nd order of space grey lugs. Hopefully will have good news later today.
I'm a huge fan of Tag Heuer Monaco watches and I'm about to replicate it on the Watch. Planning to get an Alligator Leather bracelet with red stitches + utica guy adapters (non traditional ones) + deploy clasp. I think it would look gorgeous. I particularly like how switching to a deploy clasp makes the watch much more modern than the classic buckle with the added convenience of the mechanism. Also looking for a SS with ceramic black+ silver lugs but can't find any for now.
Is anyone using a 22mm band on the watch? Any pics?
This is UnboxingTherapy carbon pattern bracelet combo with traditional adapter and classic buckle.
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My modern buckle experience: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ple-watch-bands.1881150/page-14#post-21544777
Which of their sizes (22mm, 24mm, 26mm) would be an exact match for the 42 mm Apple watch sports band?
Hmm. How to answer about matching the AW sport band. That band starts at 35mm at ends where inserted into the adapter channel. Then curves inward and narrows down to 22mm mid length where the holes are and stays that near the end before it tapers on the sports band to a curved end. My Desarri band is 24mm at the watch case end and tapers down to 22mm near the buckle and fits on a spring pin between my 3rd party lugs. So if you use pin adapter from freedomoclock in your 42mm AW and want the fit I have, order the 24mm band. I've ordered 24mm on all my bands, even my metal link band.
I'll uploads some photos of the Desarri which I put on a spring pin adapter so you can see the fit between the lugs at the case. In the meantime here's two photos showing the Desarri band on my watch with the sport band laid on top of it. As you can see they line up together.
The first 2 photos below should give you a good idea of the 24mm band fit.
As for the denim bands they are 24mm at the watch case at lugs and stays 24mm all the way to the buckle. The band width, buckle width, and lengths of each strap should be given in the listing.
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Here's the Desarri soft leather band in Slate Gray. Love the greenish gray look to it and how the color can look more gray in shaded light or more green in sunlight. The strap lengths (120mm/75mm) I would say are the same as my Apple Classic black band.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DASSARI-Her...t=LH_DefaultDomain_2&var=&hash=item25969179db
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DASSARI-Her...t=LH_DefaultDomain_2&var=&hash=item25969179db
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Good to see more of those "new" adapters + leather band combos! Could you take pics of the watch face and adapter?
Thank you
Guessing you were asking me? If so OK here's 2 of my nicer bands. I know the second is "metal". I'll add one with the slate gray leather. But these are all taken on the spring pin adapters so far. All 24mm bands.
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Thank you. Yes, I currently own the Link bracelet and Black Sport band. About to receive the HOCO 5 bead so the leather bracelet would be the next band I'd buy. I was wondering what type of adapter would suit the leather band better.
I'm kind of wondering the same thing. I bought a few of the Silver Classic style adapters (like Apple's adapter) from freedomoclock and think I may switch the nice leathers to those adapters. Assuming all those bands can fit on the classic tubes that is. The tubes are a bit larger in diameter than the spring pins that come with the adapters I currently have them on. I don't think I would try putting my metal link on the classic tubes thinking they might scratch the tubes moving back and forth.
The tubular adapters from this seller above are plated everywhere the adapter is visible. I wish the spring pin ones were this way too. I think the better quality leather bands deserve to be on the nicest polished stainless version. But you really need to add a threadlocker to the screws.
Thought I would add this: My python band came with tubes in the end of the band meant to get attached to the case. I simply used my watch tool and pushed the tubes out and found I could comfortably fit the band on the tubular parts for the classic style adapter.
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As much as people love black and gray metal bands, I think anything that will rub together over time especially a small mesh could end up looking less than ideal. You'd like to think higher end products will use a longer lasting treatment to colorize it but you do get what you pay for and sometimes the technology isn't there even at the mid- high-range. I remember people buying colorized faucets a while ago and after a few years I saw a number all chipped and looking sad. Kind of why I decided to stick with the plain polished stainless.
Mo' straps! Mo' problems! Mo' fun! ;^)
http://www.clockworksynergy.com/sho...iece-black-silver-watch-band-for-apple-watch/
http://www.clockworksynergy.com/sho...iece-black-silver-watch-band-for-apple-watch/
I just received my 2 strap nylon zulu watch strap today too although I went for an all black band with black 3 PVD rings. No adapter included. $15 (although on ebay UK it ships free from NY, need to specify mm when ordering). I inserted spring pins in it. Like the quality of the material. Nice weave and comfortable material overall, flexible, soft and light weight.
I did need to wiggle my pin tool into the top portion to open it up so I could put the pins in. Would have been better if either it came with pins or tubes installed already for a super easy install on the watch. No biggie though. The straps are maybe slightly longer than Apple's classic black leather band.
Here's the link to mine. I am happy with it. Nice alternative to the sport band on occasion without spending a lot of money on a rugged band.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111700093772
Not a fan of Chronograph face really but since I don't see it posted that often decided to use it here. The blue doesn't show up anywhere as blue and bright as this on the watch in case someone tries to replicate it. To me the watch looks like a subtly lit grayish dial face with an orange second hand. Shot in LED floodlight.
I did need to wiggle my pin tool into the top portion to open it up so I could put the pins in. Would have been better if either it came with pins or tubes installed already for a super easy install on the watch. No biggie though. The straps are maybe slightly longer than Apple's classic black leather band.
Here's the link to mine. I am happy with it. Nice alternative to the sport band on occasion without spending a lot of money on a rugged band.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111700093772
Not a fan of Chronograph face really but since I don't see it posted that often decided to use it here. The blue doesn't show up anywhere as blue and bright as this on the watch in case someone tries to replicate it. To me the watch looks like a subtly lit grayish dial face with an orange second hand. Shot in LED floodlight.
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Interesting. My iPhone lock screen is a Monaco and I have a few Monaco watch face images on my Apple Watch so I could imagine what it would look like as a real watch face.
Hopefully one day.
Interesting. My iPhone lock screen is a Monaco and I have a few Monaco watch face images on my Apple Watch so I could imagine what it would look like as a real watch face.
Do you know if those bands are of good quality? I am not searching for the absolute high end quality but I don't want low quality either. I want the deploy clasp too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311392057190?var=610474056291
I don't know about those bands. I can say that I spent that amount just for the deployant clasp I have.
That's why I was wondering about the band quality itself since I was planning to buy each part separately. There are other similar bands at 50$ and over but sometimes they are either the same or very high quality.
Hardley Roma alligator straps 24mm on a 42ss.
https://www.thewatchprince.com/Mens-Hadley-Roma-Genuine-Alligator-24mm-Black-Red-Stitching#
http://www.strapcode.com/store/22mm...ployment-buckle-clasp-p-822.html#.VZdlPYpHaJI
http://m.ebay.com/itm/281688911285?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574920589&toolid=10001&campid=5337617878&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FSilver-WatchBand-Adapter-Watch-Band-Connector-Adaptor-Apple-iwatch-38mm-42mm-%2F281688911285%3Fpt%3DLH_DefaultDomain_0%26amp%3Bvar%3D%26amp%3Bhash%3Ditem8734117d88&srcrot=711-53200-19255-0&rvr_id=860867218014&_mwBanner=1
https://www.thewatchprince.com/Mens-Hadley-Roma-Genuine-Alligator-24mm-Black-Red-Stitching#
http://www.strapcode.com/store/22mm...ployment-buckle-clasp-p-822.html#.VZdlPYpHaJI
http://m.ebay.com/itm/281688911285?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574920589&toolid=10001&campid=5337617878&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FSilver-WatchBand-Adapter-Watch-Band-Connector-Adaptor-Apple-iwatch-38mm-42mm-%2F281688911285%3Fpt%3DLH_DefaultDomain_0%26amp%3Bvar%3D%26amp%3Bhash%3Ditem8734117d88&srcrot=711-53200-19255-0&rvr_id=860867218014&_mwBanner=1
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Wow exactly what I want
Would you mind detailing where you got the clasp? How would you describe the quality of the band?
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Wow exactly what I want
High quality alligator bands with Awsome alligator skin patterns from thewatchorince.com. I chose this color/material combo for it's strong , sporty and timeless.
Now only if apple would release more/better watch faces
..Have fun.
High quality alligator bands with Awsome alligator skin patterns from thewatchorince.com. I chose this color/material combo for it's strong , sporty and timeless.
Now only if apple would releses more/better watch faces
Have fun.
Could you post more pics with better (natural) lighting? Thank you