Beikel Replacement Band for Apple Watch 38mm Series 1 2 3 with Stainless Steel Magnetic Closure Loop Bracelet Strap

I bought this for my Apple Watch back in April (its July now). Initially I gave this strap 5/5* and left a really good review, but since then I’ve become really disappointed with the strap in those short few months of having it. The strap is very easy to put on the watch and the magnet is great, doesn’t get loose during wear which I loved, so I loved it initially, but since then it’s given a lot of wear and I didn’t expect that so quickly. The Apple Watch is a sports device not only just as a watch, so you can imagine it’s meant for loads of conditions. I don’t even use mine near water, I’m very careful with it and basically the band has discoloured and also, as it’s metal, small sections have started coming undone which is sharp! I was very happy with it, but now I’m thinking of just wearing my original sports strap on it again. I don’t think I would buy again. The pictures I’ve attached hopefully show the black colouring fading and also one of the sharp metal bits sticking out. That’s the 3rd one I’ve had since owning the strap.

The product was okay upon opening packaging. However, after wearing it a couple of times I found that the links on the edges of the band come undone and ended up ruining a few tops.

Looks very nice, fits perfectly and feels confortable. I've seen some comments about this band not fitting correctly into the watch. Just read the instructions (yes, that is important, for this product and for any other) and it will work like a treat.

Excellent product at a fraction of the price of the equivalent from apple. Would certainly buy again, the quality is great and it looks lovely with my rose gold model.

Great product for the price the magnet holds strong, I'm fairly active in my job and barely have to adjust it through the day unless the magnet catches on something metal.. It's a pretty strong magnet! 😂

I am delighted with this replacement band. Good quality material, strong magnet, easy to put on and off, comfortable and it just looks good. I cannot stress enough how happy I am with this band after I tried and sent back many others. It’s very difficult to get a band for very small size of the wrist and this one is just perfect.

idea to start off with, great price and arrived on time, but after some use, over time the metallic black look starts to wear off.

Looks good and does the job