Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have been looking at an upgrade from the plastic band I got with my Apple Watch SE. I wasn’t ready to pay Apple prices for a metal band, so this looked like a reasonable alternative. At roughly half the price of the Apple-branded metal band, it is very similar in appearance. I was nervous that it wouldn’t fit as well, but I have no complaints so far. The steel link pattern is very fine, giving it a smooth almost clothlike feel. It is quite flexible and very comfortable to wear. It never gets tangled on the hair of my arm, as I’ve had other styles of metal bands do in the past. The magnetic clasp is very easy to operate and holds in place most of the time (though not as tightly as the hook-loop clasp on my Nike Sport band). The band easily slides all the way out of the loop on the bottom of the watch, which makes it easy to get on and off if you have larger hands. I noticed a couple quirks, though. First, when I unboxed the band it looked like the links were bent in a couple places. It turns out that they were just kinked at a weird angle, and a bit of a tug on the band flattened it out and it looked perfect. Occasionally it will get kinked again if it is bent at a sharp angle, but nothing to worry about. Bend it back and it will flatten out again without any damage. Second, there’s a visible gap between the band and the bottom of the watch. This is the only obvious visible difference I can see between this band and the similar Apple branded band. Pros: Stylish, durable enamel finish, very comfortable. Cons: Visible gap between the band and bottom of watch, magnetic clasp can slip slightly during the day, very tiny blemishes in the finish out of the box.

Strong magnet, and nice looking band. The only complaint I have is that the finish rubbed off from my laptop almost immediately, but it’s very hard to see unless you look for it.

The solid black back piece has already started losing the finish. Instead of the original black it is now grey and black.