Swapping it out for the solo loop from my s6 makes it feel like an entirely different watch. So light.
Yep, it's a good combo.
I normally have a metal link on my Ultra which gives it a nice heavy/clunky feel.
That said, I'm not totally sold on Apple's silicone loops. They can feel a bit 'sticky'. I wouldn't mind trying out one of the woven solo loops - but $100 for something unknown seems a bit much.
I didn’t even try to warranty it. Took the loss as I would never trust that thing again, even if it was a free replacement.
Yup, happened to me too, the exact same way, in about the same time frame. Lesson to be learned, stop using solo loop immediately as soon as it develops a crack. Once it starts to crack, it rapidly devolves to a full break.
Sure, there are ways to minimize stretching as you take the watch on and off, but my hands are large in proportion to the size of my wrist. My partner, for example, has thicker wrists but smaller hands than me. So if he wore a watch with solo loop (right now he doesn't have a watch at all), he'd have a much easier time not excessively stretching the band!
I have mobility issues, so for me, that's not easy at all. I have problems pushing the band connector button even when the Watch is off my wrist! But great tip for those who are able to manage that.
Don’t get me wrong, it was one of the most comfortable bands I’ve worn but not so much that I absolutely have to have it. Others do the job just fine. Didn’t think it was all that great for working out either. Perfect fit on a dry wrist but if I started to sweat, it would slide up and down my wrist a lot. Maybe I sweat WD-40, I don’t know lol.
Gotchya, but by the time I realized that this band may eventually crack, it was already too late. Stretching I understand, but didn’t figure it would crack and then eventually in two… in well under a year of use especially.
The most strenuous workout I do is a brisk walk, so sweat isn't an issue for me, heh. I can totally understand your perspective -- the other bands do work great. I keep a Nike Sports band around for backup if/when my solo loop breaks, and I did wear the Nike for a while before I got my S8, when the Amazon knockoff got too loose to wear. But when it came time to pick a band while upgrading to the S8, I decided to go back to the solo loop. It's basically free with the watch, so I get to have a more comfortable band for however long it lasts. If it breaks again, I'll go back to the Nike, and that'll be perfectly fine, too.
Hard to tell how often an issue happens from postings in a forum, but I've seen it come up a few times, and every time it is mentioned, a few people chime in saying it's happened to them. So my impression is it happens from time to time, but not so often as to catch media attention like with antenna-gate. The band I got with my S8 does feel slightly sturdier than the one that broke. Maybe like you said, different batches have slightly different builds, or maybe Apple improved the band after they learned that some first gen bands broke?
Yes, I agree. It just didn’t feel right stretching it over my hand. I felt like the attachment point was gonna break any time. It was under a lot of tension while stretching it over the hand.
Yes, I actually bought one of those cloth type Velcro Nike bands just for working out when I realized the solo loop was causing me issues. That’s another very comfortable band.
