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The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

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I got in the 24mm band. It looks better, the watch doesn't slide back and forth now on the adapter.

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Here is another pic, this time with my charging stand. Search my other posts in this thread for the Amazon links if you are interested.

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JT2002TJ said:
I got in the 24mm band. It looks better, the watch doesn't slide back and forth now on the adapter.

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Here is another pic, this time with my charging stand. Search my other posts in this thread for the Amazon links if you are interested.

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BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't wait for mine to come in. I ordered the 24mm. Thanks for the tip and pictures..
 
Finally got all the stars aligned. Got my band, Apple lugs and deployment clasp. And the SS link for comparison.
 

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The case is for work I work in a print shop so I take all the protection I can!!! Lol.... It's a military nylon strap from eBay two pieces so it won't cover heart senior??
 
solizzang said:
Looks nice. Where did you the strap and the leather band from?? Is the strap stainless steal?
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thewired1 said:
Nice! Love the butterfly deployment. Where did you order it from?
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The band is made by Hirsch, got it on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bob Davis makes some very very nice affordable deployment clasps. All SS (and I can confirm the double fold I got matches the SS of Apple watch perfectly) and made to his specifications. I've used his single fold deployments with other watches and they were as nice as any I've owned aside from my titanium tag single fold (only because it's titanium). The double fold is a bit more intensive to get on, but is more comfortable to wear if you've got big wrists.

There's also a decent selection of bands there. Bob stocks good stuff but he's not much a web designer, you've been warned🙂

http://www.mywatchmaker.net/
 
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another 24mm band, starting to develop an unhealthy habit. dont love the color but its nice to have some variety:
 

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Just got a Huco band from ebay after 1 week.
It's a 24mm band for my 42mm ss.
Love the set up.
Pretty good quality suprisingly.
 

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I received this one from Amazon today, so far I love it and it even came with the leather band and screwdriver!
Lugs feel very sturdy and good quality.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WOQ3BU4/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_f1Vwvb0H568WB
 

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I am really surprised that Apple didn't make adapters for different finishes and started selling them for $30 a pop.
 
bh85 said:
I am really surprised that Apple didn't make adapters for different finishes and started selling them for $30 a pop.
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Probably because Apple makes products that 'just work' and don't want to have people disassembling adapters with a screw driver just to change out bands. Same with the standard watch pin mechanism, you need to use tools to swap out bands.

Apples current offerings are all slide in and go; no hassle.
 
bh85 said:
I am really surprised that Apple didn't make adapters for different finishes and started selling them for $30 a pop.
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I don't think they consider fiddling with adapters to be part of an optimal experience, and of course they would rather sell you a complete band than an adapter.
 
Binarymix said:
Probably because Apple makes products that 'just work' and don't want to have people disassembling adapters with a screw driver just to change out bands. Same with the standard watch pin mechanism, you need to use tools to swap out bands.

Apples current offerings are all slide in and go; no hassle.
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Yea, a pretty Expensive slide in!
 
Monowear Black Matte Stainless With 38 SS

My Milanese Loop finally comes tomorrow so well see how it goes! So far I love my 100 dollar Monowear Black Matte band I scored on Amazon for 120.00 including shipping. Only needed 1 link removed and fits great for being cheap
 

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