3rd Party Watch Strap Thread!

jfriend33 · Feb 3, 2015

Could anyone give me their feedback.

I am wanting a slap bracelet to use as a band for my lg g watch. And 22mm ones do exist, but I'm concerned their thickness may cause issues. I did find this :
http://www.tkowatches.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=182

Apoplectic1 · Feb 5, 2015

jfriend33 said:
Could anyone give me their feedback.

I am wanting a slap bracelet to use as a band for my lg g watch. And 22mm ones do exist, but I'm concerned their thickness may cause issues. I did find this :
http://www.tkowatches.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=182

You would have to take it off to be able to charge it.

jfriend33 · Feb 5, 2015

They had a three pack on Amazon prime for 9.99. I'll report back Saturday

joeminati · Feb 9, 2015

themsn said:
Thought I'd submit my 3rd party strap too.

it's a Military Nato style strap from ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/37116659741...49&var=640318305066&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

it was HARD to set because the leather strap is too thick to slide through the watch pins (view here to know what I'm talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm3iAcc94E0)

but i was able to set it by aligning the strap to where it's supposed to be, then shaving off some of the back of the leather to make it thinner, and then placing the pin at that spot instead. (sorry I don't have pics to show the installation of this).

still working on how to get it to charge though.

update: so I used the thickness of the strap to my advantage. Because the strap is thick, once you place the strap pin in, it pretty much pins the strap into place. As long as you don't yank hard on the strap it'll stay in fine. So i simply cut the leather portion that covered the back of the watch (covering the charging pins) and so whenever I need to charge the watch now, I just unslip the opposite end of the strap from the hoops (you'll know what I mean if you know how to install a military NATO strap) to expose the back of the watch. After charging, slip the opposite end back through the hoops and voila back in business.
I've gotten a LOT of compliments for this strap

Quick question. That strap is really nice. What colors did you select from the ebay ad? I see several colors and not sure which one is the one you have.

Sent from my LG-D950 using XDA Free mobile app

jfriend33 · Feb 9, 2015

jfriend33 said:
They had a three pack on Amazon prime for 9.99. I'll report back Saturday

Slap bands do not work. I even shaved off some rubber so it would fit but there was too much bending going in to curve around the pins and behind the watch. Cool idea though.

BeauSmith · Feb 11, 2015

kpjimmy said:
It's the same spring bars that are in normal watches. If you haven't removed spring bars in the past, you can look at a few youtube vids to show you how, or go to a mall kiosk and have them remove them for you. You can ghetto it and use a thin blade knife or buy a tool to remove it. You can find the tools on amazon or ebay.

Anyone try a gold metal strap yet, would that look bad? Been waiting for something like this, he's looking into hopefully developing something for our watch.

https://plus.google.com/114151369957507121881/posts/hW7eLX5PyYf

Elluel · Feb 14, 2015

D1ave · Feb 14, 2015

Made a new strap yesterday, yellow cane toad. I'm really happy with how it looks.

themsn · Feb 17, 2015

sorry for the late reply!

There are 3 brown shades with the black rings. I got the medium brown one with black buckle.

The link should go directly to the correct color. Good luck!

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joeminati said:
Quick question. That strap is really nice. What colors did you select from the ebay ad? I see several colors and not sure which one is the one you have.

Sent from my LG-D950 using XDA Free mobile app

sorry for the late reply!

There are 3 brown shades with the black rings. I got the medium brown one with black buckle.

The link should go directly to the correct color. Good luck!

Crigger540 · Mar 4, 2015

matthewtyson said:
Strap arrived! Feels great, and fit with oem pins.

Challenge won!

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http://imgur.com/SYOyGtX

http://imgur.com/QBTxMoK

ultimahwhat · Mar 7, 2015

I got a band that looks exactly like this from local mall kiosk (Dakota watch co). Probably could have gotten same or similar for cheaper online, but it was worth having someone resize and install for me

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y2k1ltd · Mar 7, 2015

dunjamon said:
I went for a simple leather band. I'm not too keen on the shiny buckle...but they didn't have any with black buckles.

You can remove the buckle with a spring bar too and replace it with a black buckle. You'll just need to measure what size the buckle is.

edisepic · Mar 11, 2015

CarsnGadgets said:
Really liking the tan and black combo

i just ordered a G watch. where did you get this band?

CarsnGadgets · Mar 11, 2015

http://www.thestrapshop.co.uk/pages/lwb/elitePop/Atlas.htm

XDANoob77 · Apr 4, 2015

I'm using a metal band I found on amazon. It's looks really cool, but the fact it can't detach into two makes it slightly harder to charge, having to put the dock between the watch and the band. Apart from that, brilliant!:good: (Sorry, spam protection. I can't link

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jfriend33 · Apr 4, 2015

I ordered an original white band, put that on my black g watch, swapped out the gold clasp for the original black one. I also installed the band inside out. It's pretty cool! Debating on a white slick wrap.

Sent from my LG-VS985 adorned w/ Illusion ROM

Cerv3r · Apr 23, 2015

Just got this in today! I love it!

phillip_viado · Apr 23, 2015

has anyone tried the moto 360 metal bands on this watch

cashmonkey · Apr 23, 2015

Hey - would these straps work for the LG G Watch? Also, do we need to get the 22m strap or the 20mm to fit on our watch?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22mm-Genuin...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2edfd0d317

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22mm-Genuin...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3f4324c92c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Ori...45?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item20f801ae7d

Or if someone can direct to me a good price, brown belt for the watch? thanks

Troute · Apr 24, 2015

cashmonkey said:
Hey - would these straps work for the LG G Watch? Also, do we need to get the 22m strap or the 20mm to fit on our watch?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22mm-Genuin...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2edfd0d317

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22mm-Genuin...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3f4324c92c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Ori...45?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item20f801ae7d

I've got almost exactly the same one as the first link, it's fine but a bit thin and light to be a good match for the watch. Of the three I'd choose the last one.

Or if someone can direct to me a good price, brown belt for the watch? thanks

I've got almost exactly the same one as the first link but it's a bit light and thin to be a good match for the watch. Of the three I'd choose the last one.

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