不要傻了：廉价的第三方Apple Watch表带很糟糕

So you spent a few hundred dollars on an Apple Watch, but spending another $50 on a new band just seems excessive. There are third-party versions designed to look and feel nearly the same as the real thing, but are a quarter of the cost. Unfortunately, “nearly the same” isn’t really all that accurate.

因此，您在Apple Watch上花了几百美元，但在新表带上再花$ 50似乎太贵了。 有些第三方版本的外观和感觉与真实物品几乎相同，但只占成本的四分之一。 不幸的是，“几乎一样”并不是真的那么准确。

I understand the allure. Genuine Apple Watch bands sold by Apple are really freakin’ expensive. Their cheapest bands are $50, which accounts for almost 20% of the cost of the watch itself. Granted, your Apple Watch already comes with a band, but the whole thing is nearly reminiscent of the printer ink market—some bands are just as expensive as the watch itself.

我了解这种诱惑。 苹果公司出售的正版Apple Watch表带确实非常昂贵。 他们最便宜的表带是50美元，几乎占手表本身成本的20％。 诚然，您的Apple Watch已经配备了表带，但整个过程几乎让人联想到打印机墨水市场-有些表带的价格与手表本身一样昂贵。

For instance, if you want a band that actually feels like a real watch band, prices get absolutely insane: the Leather Loop, Classic Buckle, and Milanese Loop bands are priced at $150. There’s even the Link Bracelet, which costs a whopping $450.

例如，如果您想要一个真正看起来像真正的表带的乐队，价格绝对会发疯：Leather Loop，Classic Buckle和Milanese Loop乐队的价格为150美元。 甚至还有Link Bracelet，它的价格高达450美元。

With that said, it’s no wonder more and more Apple Watch owners are going the third-party route. Granted, $50 isn’t terrible for a watch band, but if you want anything other than a sport band or a woven nylon band, you’ll pay at least half of what your Apple Watch is worth in the first place. Unfortunately, third-party Apple Watch bands mostly suck.

话虽如此，难怪越来越多的Apple Watch使用者走上了第三方路线。 当然，50美元对于一个表带来说并不可怕，但是如果您想要运动表带或尼龙编织表带之外的其他任何东西，那么您至少要先支付Apple Watch价值的一半。 不幸的是，第三方Apple Watch乐队大多很烂。

Those cheap $10-$15 Apple Watch Sport bands on Amazon, eBay, and Aliexpress look nearly identical to the real thing. So if it’s just looks you’re going after, then it’s a great deal. But if you’re going for looks and comfort, you’ll probably be disappointed.

亚马逊，eBay和Aliexpress上这些便宜的10-15美元的Apple Watch Sport表带看起来几乎与真实的东西相同。 因此，如果只是看起来而已，那将是很多事情。 但是，如果您要外观和舒适度，可能会感到失望。

These two bands look identical, but one is genuine and the other is third-party.

这两个乐队看起来相同，但是一个是真实的，另一个是第三方。

Third-party sport bands are usually made out of silicone, whereas the genuine Apple Watch Sport bands are made out of fluoroelastomer. It’s similar to silicone, but much more resistant to different factors, like heat, moisture, and oils.

第三方运动表带通常由有机硅制成，而正版Apple Watch Sport表带则由氟橡胶制成。 它与有机硅相似，但更能抵抗各种因素，例如耐热，防潮和防油。

Silicone isn’t quite as resilient, so it doesn’t work as well as a watch band material compared to fluoroelastomer. The cheap third-party sport band pictured below was after only about two to three months of use. Already it has some pretty big signs of wear and tear, with the thin outer layer beginning to rub off. This has made the band much more uncomfortable to wear, as that nice outer coating is mostly gone, and the sticky rubber-like layer is showing through.

有机硅的弹性不足，因此与含氟弹性体相比，它的性能不如表带材料。 下图所示的便宜的第三方运动乐队仅在使用了大约2到3个月后才使用。 它已经有一些相当大的磨损迹象，薄的外层开始擦掉。 这使带子变得更不舒服，因为漂亮的外层涂层几乎消失了，而类似橡胶的粘稠层也露出来了。

Furthermore, I’ve bought several third-party Leather Loop bands off of eBay and very few of them were even close to the real thing. One of the bands actually felt like real leather, but the ends would slowly come apart after a few months of use. The rest of the bands just felt like cheap plastic—nothing even close to a leather look and feel.

此外，我从eBay上购买了几支第三方Leather Loop乐队，但几乎没有哪几支乐队与真实乐队很接近。 其中一个乐队实际上感觉像真皮，但使用几个月后，两端会慢慢分开。 其余的乐队感觉就像廉价的塑料，甚至没有皮革的外观和感觉。

So what can you do if you want a genuine Apple Watch band, but don’t want to fork over the premium price to own one? Surprisingly, you can buy used genuine bands on eBay for pretty cheap.

那么，如果您想要一个真正的Apple Watch表带，又不想花高价买一个，该怎么办？ 出人意料的是，您可以在eBay上以相当便宜的价格购买二手正版乐队。

I own a genuine Leather Loop band and a genuine Sport band, which are valued at $200 total if I bought them brand new from Apple. However, I scoured eBay for used bands and I ended up buying a Sport band for $19 and a Leather Loop band for $50, saving me around $130 overall. Granted, the Leather Loop band that I bought has seen better days, but it still functions great and nothing is coming apart on it (and it’s really comfortable). The Sport band was nearly brand new with no signs of wear and tear at all. You just need to make sure the products are really genuine—buy from a seller with a good reputation, and (ideally) a return policy if it turns out to be crap.

我拥有一个真正的Leather Loop乐队和一个真正的Sport乐队，如果我从Apple购买全新的它们，它们的总价值为200美元。 但是，我在eBay上搜索了二手乐队，最终以19美元的价格购买了Sport乐队，并以50美元的价格买了Leather Loop乐队，总共为我节省了130美元。 诚然，我买的Leather Loop乐队的日子更好，但它的功能仍然很棒，而且丝毫不差(这真的很舒服)。 运动乐队几乎是全新的，完全没有磨损的迹象。 您只需要确保产品是真的就可以了-从信誉良好的卖方那里购买，(如果是实在是废话)从(理想情况下)退货政策购买。

Of course, there’s nothing stopping you from continuing to buy the cheap third-party bands, and sometimes that’s really the only option for frugal folks. However, just keep in mind that the quality and comfort of those bands don’t even come close to the real thing.

当然，没有什么可以阻止您继续购买廉价的第三方乐队，有时这确实是节俭人士的唯一选择。 但是，请记住，这些乐队的质量和舒适性甚至无法与真实事物相提并论。

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/314410/dont-be-fooled-cheap-third-party-apple-watch-bands-are-terrible/