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Related, can anyone recommend 3rd party straps they like? I used to have a wood strap and i loved it but it broke (wood and all). It was good quality, i'm just

Related, can anyone recommend 3rd party straps they like? I used to have a wood strap and i loved it but it broke (wood and all). It was good quality, i'm just rough with them i think. Now that i'm back on the regular Apple strap.. i miss the nicer one. Curious if anyone has recommendations. (Sidenote, man i don't think i could buy that $25 metal strap.. i'd assume it was junk lol)

jghn 3y ago
I've had good luck with bands from Barton & Nomad. For a while I was doing the < $15 on amazon path, but switched to some of the above and never looked back.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
  Hm... This looks good: https://nomadgoods.com/products/metal-band-steel-silver-44mm https://nomadgoods.com/products/metal-band-steel-silver-44mm Not cheap, but it actually looks better than the Apple $350 band.
ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
> i'd assume it was junk lol It's not. I've been using the same band for years. I am constantly taking it off, and putting it back on, so the butterfly latch gets lots of exercise. The Apple band is nicer, but ... I got one that is likely an exact replica of it (including the quick-release buttons on the links -which is silly, because you only take them out once, unless you plan to gain a bunch of weight), for $60. I don't even know if you can spend more than $60 on Amazon, for one of these things. I have a bunch of wood bands (I literally have several dozen bands). However, the ones I like the most are "hybrid" ones: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NV2GF4/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NV2GF4/ I got that, five years ago (I still have it, and it's fine). I don't know if they make the same one, anymore.
thoughtpalette 3y ago
I've purchased a few from Nyloon I've been happy with. The canvas ones do take a little bit to break in. I've also only recently discovered the Etsy category from somewhere in this post. https://www.nyloon.net/ https://www.nyloon.net/
jonny_eh 3y ago
I just started wearing this one: https://mobyfox.com/products/sega-genesis-3d-smartwatch-band https://mobyfox.com/products/sega-genesis-3d-smartwatch-band Not the most comfortable, but it's fun to look at.
themadturk 3y ago
My wife and I both have Fulmosa metal watch straps, $23.99 at Amazon [1]. Hers is blue, mine is black. Very comfortable, easy to put on and take off. Mine is starting to show a little wear in the paint on the links at the bottom of the wrist, but my wrist doesn't get dirty. The links are a pain to get off and on, of course, but they do provide a small toolkit. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096M9BQY5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096M9BQY5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

jghn 3y ago

I've had good luck with bands from Barton & Nomad. For a while I was doing the < $15 on amazon path, but switched to some of the above and never looked back.

ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
Hm... This looks good: https://nomadgoods.com/products/metal-band-steel-silver-44mm https://nomadgoods.com/products/metal-band-steel-silver-44mm Not cheap, but it actually looks better than the Apple $350 band.

ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago

> i'd assume it was junk lol It's not. I've been using the same band for years. I am constantly taking it off, and putting it back on, so the butterfly latch gets lots of exercise. The Apple band is nicer, but ... I got one that is likely an exact replica of it (including the quick-release buttons on the links -which is silly, because you only take them out once, unless you plan to gain a bunch of weight), for $60. I don't even know if you can spend more than $60 on Amazon, for one of these things. I have a bunch of wood bands (I literally have several dozen bands). However, the ones I like the most are "hybrid" ones: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NV2GF4/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NV2GF4/ I got that, five years ago (I still have it, and it's fine). I don't know if they make the same one, anymore.

thoughtpalette 3y ago

I've purchased a few from Nyloon I've been happy with. The canvas ones do take a little bit to break in. I've also only recently discovered the Etsy category from somewhere in this post. https://www.nyloon.net/ https://www.nyloon.net/

jonny_eh 3y ago

I just started wearing this one: https://mobyfox.com/products/sega-genesis-3d-smartwatch-band https://mobyfox.com/products/sega-genesis-3d-smartwatch-band Not the most comfortable, but it's fun to look at.

themadturk 3y ago

My wife and I both have Fulmosa metal watch straps, $23.99 at Amazon [1]. Hers is blue, mine is black. Very comfortable, easy to put on and take off. Mine is starting to show a little wear in the paint on the links at the bottom of the wrist, but my wrist doesn't get dirty. The links are a pain to get off and on, of course, but they do provide a small toolkit. [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096M9BQY5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096M9BQY5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...