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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

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robertpetry

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Bobioden said:
I got the White band from MOKO on Amazon. Very impressed. I paid $4.99, plus $4.99 shipping so for $10 I was quite pleased. I didn't know how often I would wear the White, but for $10, if I only wear it every once in awhile, it will be worth it.
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Agreed. I would buy a few other colors if they branched out with an orange or a real red (not coral).
 
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doboy

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robertpetry said:
Agreed. I would buy a few other colors if they branched out with an orange or a real red (not coral).
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These MoKo bands have been discussed quite a bit here.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/any-good-knockoff-sports-bands-out-there.1894597/

I have MoKo green and black bands and have been very happy with them. The black one is ~50% thinner & lighter than OEM and green MoKo band and also quite a dust magnet. Their customer service is great too since I had to have the black one replaced.
 
damant

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p3ncil said:
This is my very first third party band and prior to this I was using a Apple White Sports band because I didn’t want to run the risk of scratching my Macbook’s palm rest. Apple did provide the leather loop band but unfortunately, it was only exclusive to the 42mm models.

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They claim that watch band is made from Latigo leather, stretches a little bit and comes in 3 colours for both the 38 and 42mm models. That aside, the band feels really comfortable on my wrist and the texture on the leather band feels great as well

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I’m not based in the US so I was really surprised when Shawn shipped out a couple of other sizings for me with no questions asked when the first set he shipped me was too small. So kudos to him and his team for the excellent customer service.

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Hope this helps anyone who is looking for some alternatives to Apple’s Watch Bands.

I’m wearing a 38mm SS, AW in the photos. Their band sizing follows Apple's Sport bands.
http://formfunctionform.com/product/button-stud-apple-watch-band/
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V nice.

A favor : could you measure the exact mm of the band at the adaptor end?
Technically it should be 24mm... But it looks like 25mm ...because 24mm bands usually looks a bit narrower .
Thanks
 
pedronev85

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Hi All,

I am aware there are plenty of threads on 3rd party straps, im just struggling to actually find these straps in the UK. The most common one i see crop up is MoKo straps which sound great but not having much luck finding any online. If these are not avaialble in the UK does anyone have anything just as good to recommend, want to get a few extra straps but dont want to fork out for official ones, at the same time i dont just want to get cheap and nasty ones off eBay :/

Thanks all :)
 
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BlueMoon63

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I am a big fan of clockworksynergy bands. Nice leather and suede and nylon straps but they also let you exchange the buckles if you don't like the larger buckles by default. I ordered two leather bands and they are very nice but I wanted the small buckles and they just exchanged. Basically, if you like a band but like a buckle from another band, they will put it on yours for no charge.
 
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doboy

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pedronev85 said:
Hi All,

I am aware there are plenty of threads on 3rd party straps, im just struggling to actually find these straps in the UK. The most common one i see crop up is MoKo straps which sound great but not having much luck finding any online. If these are not avaialble in the UK does anyone have anything just as good to recommend, want to get a few extra straps but dont want to fork out for official ones, at the same time i dont just want to get cheap and nasty ones off eBay :/

Thanks all :)
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MoKo silicone bands

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P0B3UVK/ref=twister_B00ZQMG68C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
 
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doboy

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pedronev85 said:
Great thanks :) only have the black in 42mm tho but it's a start!
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Yeah I noticed they only had black in 42mm while they had more options for 38mm. It used to be like that here in US, but now pretty much all colors are available so it'll slowly populate over there too.
 
pedronev85

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doboy said:
Yeah I noticed they only had black in 42mm while they had more options for 38mm. It used to be like that here in US, but now pretty much all colors are available so it'll slowly populate over there too.
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I certainly hope so, with all the good reviews I've read on them they're definitely sound like great value for money :)
 
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ihonda

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The complete collection from strapped & co. I'll be publishing the review shortly. Slightly thicker then the MoKo sport band and has a different coating then MoKo. VERY close to the Apple bands.
 

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pedronev85

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ihonda said:
The complete collection from strapped & co. I'll be publishing the review shortly. Slightly thicker then the MoKo sport band and has a different coating then MoKo. VERY close to the Apple bands.
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These look good... Look forward to the review :) can you post a link to where these were purchased please?
 
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doboy

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ihonda said:
The complete collection from strapped & co. I'll be publishing the review shortly. Slightly thicker then the MoKo sport band and has a different coating then MoKo. VERY close to the Apple bands.
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Finally, red sports band! Seems pretty expensive for third party sports band @ ~$30. Also you only get one length compare to two band lengths for Apple and MoKo.

Edit: seller seems to have lowered the price to $21.99-$25.99 from $29.99.
 
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syuketron

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maflynn said:
Wow, that looks nice, I may have take the plunge and get that band.
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Go for it! the leather is surprisingly soft! Though... it took a while for the band to arrive (all the way from Vietnam), but well worth it! Should have a look at the collection, had a hard time trying to decide which one to get haha
 
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