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Affordable 3rd Party Watch Bands

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Tanmay

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Jul 25, 2011
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Hey guys,

Many of us will be getting our watches in coming days. A lot of us have ordered the sports watch and might be looking for cheaper alternatives to bands rather than spending $100+ on official leather/steel bands.

I'm going to order the following 2

Red Leather Band $8.89 [Ebay Link]

Black Leather Band $9.99 [Ebay Link]

If you come across any affordable 3rd party watch bands please do share.

P.S. I'm not affiliated to above ebay sellers.
 
Tanmay said:
Hey guys,

Many of us will be getting our watches in coming days. A lot of us have ordered the sports watch and might be looking for cheaper alternatives to bands rather than spending $100+ on official leather/steel bands.

I'm going to order the following 2

Red Leather Band $8.89 [Ebay Link]

Black Leather Band $9.99 [Ebay Link]

If you come across any affordable 3rd party watch bands please do share.

P.S. I'm not affiliated to above ebay sellers.
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How are you planning on attaching it?
 
These are some impressive features listed in the description. Can Apple compete with these?

1.Contracted design style, contracted and not simple with your life.
2.Genuine leather strap, make sure when wearing a neat, smooth
3.Genuine leather strap, soft, let you more wearing more comfortable.
4.Pure steel buckle, fine grinding, polishing, long service life
 
Phil Holland said:
How are you planning on attaching it?
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They come with a tool like this:

watchtool.jpg


@Mods: Apologies, seems like I posted this thread in the wrong section. Can you move it to the Apple Watch Accessories category.
 
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DavidLynch said:
These are some impressive features listed in the description. Can Apple compete with these?

1.Contracted design style, contracted and not simple with your life.
2.Genuine leather strap, make sure when wearing a neat, smooth
3.Genuine leather strap, soft, let you more wearing more comfortable.
4.Pure steel buckle, fine grinding, polishing, long service life
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ahahahahaha
 
DavidLynch said:
These are some impressive features listed in the description. Can Apple compete with these?

1.Contracted design style, contracted and not simple with your life.
2.Genuine leather strap, make sure when wearing a neat, smooth
3.Genuine leather strap, soft, let you more wearing more comfortable.
4.Pure steel buckle, fine grinding, polishing, long service life
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Feature 1 seems to be telling us that this band is not going to be simple to use.
 
Tanmay said:
Hey guys,

Many of us will be getting our watches in coming days. A lot of us have ordered the sports watch and might be looking for cheaper alternatives to bands rather than spending $100+ on official leather/steel bands.

I'm going to order the following 2

Red Leather Band $8.89 [Ebay Link]

Black Leather Band $9.99 [Ebay Link]

If you come across any affordable 3rd party watch bands please do share.

P.S. I'm not affiliated to above ebay sellers.
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These bands will not work on the Watch. These show screws but the bands on the Watch do not require screws. There will be aftermarket bands in the coming weeks that will work but the people selling these are just ripping people off.
 
apple-junkie said:
These bands will not work on the Watch. These show screws but the bands on the Watch do not require screws. There will be aftermarket bands in the coming weeks that will work but the people selling these are just ripping people off.
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Did you check the image I posted? It shows how the mechanism works.
 
There will be plenty of third party options once the watch has been out for a few weeks. I wouldn't trust something before the product has been out for a while.
 
I have been a watch collector for a long time, and in straps (or bands now), you get what you pay for. Apple prices are by no means expensive compared to quality bands you find out in the wild. $100 Isofrane rubber straps are nice, but $100 milanese bands aren't that great.
 
Tanmay said:
Did you check the image I posted? It shows how the mechanism works.
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The connector mechanism is not included with the bands, only the screws.
YOU NEED TO ALREADY HAVE AN APPLE WATCH WITH LEATHER BAND IN ORDER TO USE THESE EBAY BANDS!!
 
Viper2005 said:
The connector mechanism is not included with the bands, only the screws.
YOU NEED TO ALREADY HAVE AN APPLE WATCH WITH LEATHER BAND IN ORDER TO USE THESE EBAY BANDS!!
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Relax man! There's no need to shout! I've asked the seller about the connector adapter, will update with what he has to say.
 
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