The Great "Third Party Band/Strap" Thread

[MarineBand5524]

I use a military EDC-34 Black Velcro strap from Amazon. They are amazing.

 

[PaladinGuy]

I’ve searched all over, but my search is inconclusive.

What’s the most precise and high quality third party band adapters you’ve found? I’d like to find some that are as close to OEM as possible, and I’d be willing to pay top dollar. Just seems like none of them fit exactly and/or are on the loose side.

 

[goldmac2006]

Wore these NFL Niners and Rams sport band replicas for the draft weekend.

Only thing is that if you wear them everyday and/or clean them too much the wordmark comes off.

Get it from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SOAR-Apple-W...2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1 all 32 teams are available for sale

 

[nxt3]

My Chrono-Grip came in a month or so ago and I've been rocking it daily. The band is very stretchy and it keeps the watch perfectly planted on my wrist. Zero discomfort and it handles sweat well. Would highly recommend!

Nick Mankey now has a customizer where you can build a custom strap. Got myself a Crew Blue version!

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Got a genuine Nomad Stratos band (directly from Nomad).
It's expensive for what it is.
Colour matching isn't perfect - it's a fair bit darker than my Ultra 3 natural Ti.
The lugs (where it meets the watch) are not a perfect fit by any stretch of the imagination. It is loose and rattly and the strap pokes out at the sides as it moves, which is aesthetically poor and shows a lack of QC for something at this price.
I have Amazon-sourced third party bands that cost a fraction of this thing and they are far better quality.
Overall, I am pretty disappointed by it, if I am honest. I don't think I'd get anything from Nomad again.

If I were to say anything positive, I will say it's easy to adjust, comes well packaged and with everything you'd need to adjust it.
It's also quite comfortable and the magnetic closure is quite nifty.

 

[NJRonbo]

Got a genuine Nomad Stratos band (directly from Nomad).
It's expensive for what it is.
Colour matching isn't perfect - it's a fair bit darker than my Ultra 3 natural Ti.
The lugs (where it meets the watch) are not a perfect fit by any stretch of the imagination. It is loose and rattly and the strap pokes out at the sides as it moves, which is aesthetically poor and shows a lack of QC for something at this price.
I have Amazon-sourced third party bands that cost a fraction of this thing and they are far better quality.
Overall, I am pretty disappointed by it, if I am honest. I don't think I'd get anything from Nomad again.

If I were to say anything positive, I will say it's easy to adjust, comes well packaged and with everything you'd need to adjust it.
It's also quite comfortable and the magnetic closure is quite nifty.

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Nomad is severely overpriced for what it offers. Their watch bands are easily $80, which is insane. The quality is no better than that of some third-party bands you see on Amazon. I learned long ago not to buy anything from Nomad.

 

[CarlJ]

Nick Mankey now has a customizer where you can build a custom strap. Got myself a Crew Blue version!

I was intrigued enough by this to track down and it looks like practically everything is "sold out / notify me when available".

https://nmdstraplabs.com/products/custom-hook-strap

 

[Lyusi]

Got a genuine Nomad Stratos band (directly from Nomad).
It's expensive for what it is.
Colour matching isn't perfect - it's a fair bit darker than my Ultra 3 natural Ti.
The lugs (where it meets the watch) are not a perfect fit by any stretch of the imagination. It is loose and rattly and the strap pokes out at the sides as it moves, which is aesthetically poor and shows a lack of QC for something at this price.
I have Amazon-sourced third party bands that cost a fraction of this thing and they are far better quality.
Overall, I am pretty disappointed by it, if I am honest. I don't think I'd get anything from Nomad again.

If I were to say anything positive, I will say it's easy to adjust, comes well packaged and with everything you'd need to adjust it.
It's also quite comfortable and the magnetic closure is quite nifty.

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Yeah…my Wowbands from China looking better than this Nomad! But FKM bands are beautiful (Rocky Point, sports band)!!!

 

[nxt3]

I was intrigued enough by this to track down and it looks like practically everything is "sold out / notify me when available".

https://nmdstraplabs.com/products/custom-hook-strap

Yeah he has monthly drops for the custom straps since they are all hand made by him. You can sign up for an email when your selection is back in stock--that's what I had to do. Essentially at the start of each month, slots open up for orders. Once they are filled, you gotta wait about another month.

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Nomad is severely overpriced for what it offers. Their watch bands are easily $80, which is insane. The quality is no better than that of some third-party bands you see on Amazon. I learned long ago not to buy anything from Nomad.

Give them their due...I made a warranty claim and after sending a short video of the issue, they're sending a replacement part to sort out the issue (hopefully).

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Got a genuine Nomad Stratos band (directly from Nomad).
It's expensive for what it is.
Colour matching isn't perfect - it's a fair bit darker than my Ultra 3 natural Ti.
The lugs (where it meets the watch) are not a perfect fit by any stretch of the imagination. It is loose and rattly and the strap pokes out at the sides as it moves, which is aesthetically poor and shows a lack of QC for something at this price.
I have Amazon-sourced third party bands that cost a fraction of this thing and they are far better quality.
Overall, I am pretty disappointed by it, if I am honest. I don't think I'd get anything from Nomad again.

If I were to say anything positive, I will say it's easy to adjust, comes well packaged and with everything you'd need to adjust it.
It's also quite comfortable and the magnetic closure is quite nifty.

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Further to this earlier post - Received new lugs + 2 links for each side under warranty.
Perfect fit, better colour grading and overall, excellent service from Nomad - so on that basis, I now say it's an excellent strap that is comfortable, good looking and costs too much.