*** The official Apple Watch Strap/Band Thread ***

Feek said:
Here they are anyway, these are all from eBay and worked out at £3.23 each because there's a 10% discount if you order five. The original price was £3.59 each although they appear to have gone up a little bit since last week. I also used the £5 discount code I had in my account so it cost me £11.15 for all five :)
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A long term report from the ones I bought back in October last year.

They've been absolutely fine. The weave is a little coarser than the official Apple straps but they're just as comfortable and they seem to wear just as well. I generally swap from one to another every few weeks and I've worn them all extensively. No complaints from me at all.
 
Trig said:
I'm tempted with a braided solo loop this time around but feel I need to get hands on with one first, adds a bit more money tho so maybe wait for 3rd party copies to come out first?!
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When I first saw that on screen, I thought it looked really neat but the idea of an elastic, stretchable strap really doesn't appeal to me, especially not being able to try it on first for size. It reminds me of those horrible expanding straps that were around in the 80s and 90s that my dad used to wear on his watch.
 
Feek said:
I've noticed that my cheapie eBay straps really fade in bright sunlight. The blue one I had is practically grey now. The real Apple ones don't do that.
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I know I posted this ages ago but I only just got around to taking a picture and you can definitely see where it's faded in the sunlight. I've spoilered the picture because it's so tall.

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Mind you, at about three quid compared to the Apple price, it's not really a great problem.
 
@manic111
What's going to be interesting to know is whether the links catch your insanely hairy gorilla arms :D

I had a cheap Milanese style loop a while back and it wasn't very good, it kept catching and making me wince. One thing I'd appreciate, could you take pictures of the two pieces against a ruler so I can see how long they are please? I've put weight back on and my wrists have got bigger again.
 
manic111 said:
The strap is one length of mesh rather than two pieces.
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Sorry, yes, I knew that but I was suffering brain melt when I posted.

Thanks for posting that, I'm using the Apple sports loop at the moment and I ordered the long version which is probably about 4cm longer. It comes round to roughly the same place on my wrist as the picture you posted. I wish these places would offer multiple sizes as even when I was a lot lighter, I still had relatively large wrists.
 
It looks like a newer version of the sport loop which I wash regularly. Either washing machine or if I’m in a hurry, I wash it under a warm tap with normal liquid soap.

Apple say…

For Solo Loop, Braided Solo Loop, Sport Band, Sport Loop, Ocean Band, Alpine Loop and Trail Loop:
Wipe the band clean with a non-abrasive, lint-free cloth. If necessary, lightly dampen the cloth with fresh water. With these bands, you can also use mild hypoallergenic hand soap for cleaning.
Dry the band with a non-abrasive, lint-free cloth before you attach it to your Apple Watch.
 
The cheap straps from eBay are perfectly fine but I found they faded quite quickly when exposed to direct sunlight in the summer. My problem is now that because my wrists have got large again, the standard straps don't fit me. I like the Sport Loop and they only do one in the XL size each year. They're down to just a handful of colours now so I expect them to be discontinued before too long. I've not seen any XL length eBay copies :(
 
I like the look of this Spigen straps but the size worries me. They say "up to 215mm" which is smaller than the Apple straps which say "up to 220mm". I've got large wrists so I think I'd struggle with them.

@whiskycycle is there any way you can compare the length to a standard Apple strap please? I'm off on holiday in a couple of days and fancy one of those Spigens but would need to know how the length compares. If possible, I'd need to know today so I can get ordered for delivery tomorrow. Thanks.
 
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