Anyone else wish Apple still made leather straps?

@Payne
I’ll have to look back through my history and see if I can find them. If I do, I’ll let you know!

Blai said:
@Payne
I’ll have to look back through my history and see if I can find them. If I do, I’ll let you know!

Please do! It’s hard to trust quality and durability, so I’d love to know which ones you got from Amazon. Do you have any you can recommend that are similar to the original poster’s?

Blai said:
@Payne
I’ll have to look back through my history and see if I can find them. If I do, I’ll let you know!

I’d also like to know, please.

Blai said:
I agree! I’m picky about my leather and would love to know what I’m getting before buying. Love the Hermès but hate the price. I’ve had luck with a few on Amazon.

Oh yes, please recommend.
I had 2 different leather straps: one cost around 15€, the other one 70€. The cheaper one was half rubber, half leather and looked too sporty, and the expensive one (full leather with bad coloring) stained the cuffs on 2 of my shirts :rage:
Are you sure these straps that you use won’t stain white shirts?

Which brand of band is that?

West said:
Which brand of band is that?

Hermès Single Tour.

There are a few clearance sellers on Amazon who got all the unsold Leather Links when Apple switched to FineWoven. I got one brand new for $40 and it feels great.

Lennon said:
There are a few clearance sellers on Amazon who got all the unsold Leather Links when Apple switched to FineWoven. I got one brand new for $40 and it feels great.

Do you have some names of these sellers? Thanks in advance.

There are many reputable companies that specialize in leather who make Apple Watch bands. I don’t really see what’s lost by Apple no longer making one, especially considering the last couple generations of their official leather iPhone cases.

You can buy really good leather ones on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and Temu.

Keaton said:
You can buy really good leather ones on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and Temu.

Not sure why you’re downvoted. I have some great Amazon leather watchbands.

Keaton said:
You can buy really good leather ones on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and Temu.

Which ones from Amazon do you recommend most?

Keaton said:
You can buy really good leather ones on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and Temu.

Yes, recommend please!

I like the strap, but I don’t care for the white stitching. I would prefer stitching that blends in to make the band less noticeable.

Sia said:
I got this one from Bellroy. Seems like good quality. Time will tell.

Is it for your Series 10? I had bought a leather band off Amazon, but the metal part where it connects to the watch was actually thinner than the watch this series and looked goofy, leaving a gap. Didn’t realize the 10 is actually a little wider at the attachment point.

Love Bellroy; would definitely like to get this but worried it may be the same situation.

@Sia
Excellent. Time to make the purchase. Thanks!

Sia said:
I got this one from Bellroy. Seems like good quality. Time will tell.

I was just about to post this one. I’m obsessed with this watch, but it’s too big for my wrist. I loved it so much, I bought it in green for my dad. I was like, ‘Well, if I can’t have it, at least he can.’

Hands down, the best leather watchband I’ve seen.

Did Apple stop making leather straps because of pressure from vegans?

Shannon said:
Did Apple stop making leather straps because of pressure from vegans?

Yes. I can’t imagine the meetings at Apple where they decided the vegan consumer was more important than the non-vegan. FineWoven iPhone cases were among the worst items ever sold by Apple.

@Wren
They totally count; Apple is a very politically correct business. They want to please everyone, and that only makes them please nobody.