No way Apple would only charge $29. More like $49. This is the company that charges $19 for a tiny cloth. Although to be fair the cloth is way nicer than any of this "Fine Woven" crap.
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FineWoven Magnetic Link for Apple Watch Now Available to Order
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What you guys do not know os that these are designed to be degradable. So the degrading is by design "forcing" people to upgrade or buy a new one in a very short time period. This has to stop.
I dunno who thought this crap was a good idea especially for a watch band. yuck
I don’t even want to think how horrible these will hold up in humidity like Miami
I still have the green sock, lol it’s on an old 80 GB iPod classic.
Come on guys! Give this new age "Pleather" a chance! Pleather was big back in the 70s! 
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The price is ridiculous, but not more than the same price for the trail loop -- you pay an extra $50 for that little tab on the band.
The reason why this is called FineWoven is because Apple didn’t think it was good, it was only fine.
More like post-consumer cardboard 😂. This thing gets scratches, scars, and feels bleh. Now it’s time to make it a $100 usd watch band!
Wore my leather link band today, very nice and can’t believe this vegan leather will even come close.
Also wonder what brave soul will waste 99 dollars plus tax for science.
In the eyes of Apple, nothing that comes out of Apple is bad. Ever. Sometimes you do wonder if people there are on a different plane.
I loved my iPod sock.
Nothing ‘fine’ about that material. I merely touched the case and said nope. Apple should be ashamed to put their logo on this trash.
geeze November, and with all the heavy criticism for the FW case, not so sure..
I'm thinking the strap might be ok since the case sereves a different purpose and has plastic all around it. Also, I tried hard to fingernail a FW case at Apple and nothing... This is basically a cloth strap over god knows what, but then again the leather was over plastic as well.
as far as apple watch straps, it's either cheap looking rubber or cheap looking stretchy fabric, (or this FW one) or $350 Hermes. So basically no choice worthy of the actual watch aside from 3rd party.
I'm thinking the strap might be ok since the case sereves a different purpose and has plastic all around it. Also, I tried hard to fingernail a FW case at Apple and nothing... This is basically a cloth strap over god knows what, but then again the leather was over plastic as well.
as far as apple watch straps, it's either cheap looking rubber or cheap looking stretchy fabric, (or this FW one) or $350 Hermes. So basically no choice worthy of the actual watch aside from 3rd party.
Is the shipping 4-5 weeks out because they're shipping everything by ocean instead of air now? 😂
I wonder if this becomes a lawsuit. Is Mother Nature accountable?
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I can totally see $99 for a (quality) leather band. But $99 for the FineWoven bands? No. And that's coming from someone who own a bunch of $99 braided solo loops. I wouldn't pay more than $79 (in Apple dollars) for a FineWoven magnetic link.
Bad enough as a phone case, can't imagine how much worse it'll be as a watch band where its in the elements a lot more frequently plus sweat.