Got this at amazon.com. Not stamped silicone, no 1-2 month wait from China, same sizing like Apple, easily returned if the wrong size, feels great and on sale now!
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Looking for an alternative braided solo loop that isn't cheap silicone?
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What I've found with several of these 3rd party straps is the attachment point is not as tight as the Apple band which causes a slight rattle when the vibration motor is activated for notifications... At a quarter of the price I guess you have to make compromises...
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Give it awhile... Grab the watch and slide the band side to side, if it moves at all it will eventually start to rattle. Mine took a few weeks. Then again, you might get lucky. I've been through three of them and then just decided to live with it
This is straight from Apples website:
Stretchable recycled yarn interwoven with silicone threads designed for ultracomfort with no buckles or clasps
The ones that me and the OP have is not the same construction..
Yes, I'm in the process of trying to return the strap as I'm not happy with the tolerances or the quality. I know the Apple version is expensive for what you get but I can attest to the quality as I tried it on when I purchased my watch and actually am dumb to not have purchased it at that time because I built my own watch and the braided solo loupe was only $50 more than the solo loupe I ended up getting..
Speak for yourself. The one I got from Amazon feels identical to Apples - not cheap silicone.
Ok, I’m glad you’re satisfied with it... I ordered the exact one you have listed and I wasn’t. i returned it and tried a different supplier.
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A problem many people have had when trying to buy a third party braided loop is that the product they received was actually a silicon loop that had been stamped to look as though it was braided. I think that's what the original post was referring to.