Update: This popular deal is still available.
Woot! has
Apple Watch Loops (Solo or Braided Solo, Various) on sale
from $19.99.
Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.
Thanks to Community Member
mrurena for finding this deal.
Note: Available sizes/colors may vary
Available:Additional Savings:- Use coupon code APPLEBANDS at checkout for an extra 15% OFF these items with a $39 purchase or more. Limit ten coupon uses per customer. Valid through 11/8/2024 or while supplies last.
Top Comments
The main benefit of this band is that you do not need to unclasp it to wear it and there is no need to resize it since you buy it in your size. I find it very comfortable to take it on and off because of this. I have owned Apple Watches for almost a decade and immediately switched to this type of band exclusively starting 4 years ago when they came out because of the comfort. The non-braided one isn't as comfortable and I find it gets sweaty and dirty too easily in comparison.
The knock off ones on Amazon are decent quality, the main difference is in the connectors. Most knock offs use plastic connectors and you can see the colored plastic where connects to the watch. It doesn't look as nice as the real thing. In the official Apple bands the woven portion band of the band is stretched at the ends so that you do not see any plastic, and the connectors are metal, but that metal is hidden inside the watch. I found a couple knock off brands on the Internet that had a similar design to Apple's, but the sizing wasn't right.
However, the most important thing that you need to know is that these bands stretch out permanently. I wear a size 6 band with a 45 mm watch. I have needed a new band approximately every 3 months because of how badly they stretch. The Apple models and the knock offs stretch equally in my experience. I only got Apple to replace one of them under warranty but I've read that the usually refuse to do it.
I have found that there are very few knockoffs left on Amazon because I think there were too many complaints about the stretching so they stopped making them in the original form. I have now found that most of the Amazon knock offs are no longer sized, but instead of a resizable loop that you can pull to tight. I find that's OK but not as elegant as the perfect size.
The other annoying thing is the way Apple discontinues colors. I prefer the Atlantic Blue color which they haven't made in a few years (and is not available in my size via this deal). I buy most of mine second hand open box.
Best to try on in person to find your size, however Apple has an online sizing guide that you can print out
https://www.apple.com/shop/Catalo...ide_CA
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That's true. The fix lasted just a few months.
Also, I have Ultra bands and a braided solo. The solo looks so narrow in width compared to the Ultra bands. It just looks cheap. I know the Ultra bands are expensive but they look so much better.
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It took a braided solo loop to realize that I'm a fiddler crab, with one wrist bigger than the other.
Bought the braided solo sized down one size. They were sold out of the Black Unity band which glows under black light. I have one but wanted one a size down.