Hi fellow forum members. I've had my moto 360 1st generation for 2 years now. I noticed yesterday that my leather band is splitting apart. The watch still works fine, so I'd hate to shell out $200 for a new watch. Back when I first purchased the watch Motorola sold official "dodo" leather straps on their site, but it seems that they're no longer available. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good replacement band that won't break the bank? Thanks
Amazon or eBay maybe they have them
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You should have looked at the other posts in this sub-forum; about 1/3 of them already discuss 3rd party watch bands for the Moto 360.
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Hey, I was just online getting a Nexus 6 direct from Motorola and I noticed that Moto 360 is available with a metal band.
How long has that been available? Did I miss something?
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You didn't miss anything, this was literally announced a while ago. A while being like an hour ago. They released a few things as well, not only the metal bands. Availability of new bands, such as Cognac Brown and Silicon bands as well, including leather bands made by DODOcase. Software update to the Motorola Connect also will allow you to customize the watch faces, add the Moto Contest Winner's new face and an updated health app including Calories and Distance. I think it's pretty cool and I can't wait until they release the bands separately (momentarily you can only buy them when purchasing a new Moto). Tomorrow's their AMA on Reddit, worth it to check it out and see if we can squeeze anything out of them about official release dates .
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.de/2014/11/moto-360-choose-watch-that-fits-your.html
I doubt they would answer, but we could ask them if they made a hardware revision to prevent the back from cracking so easily. I mean, if it happens with a leather band, I would think it would be even easier to crack with metal putting pressure on it. Unless they made it so the first link in the watch doesn't move so it can't push against it.
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I spoke with a Sales rep to buy just the band, but they're not ready yet.
charesa39 said:
I doubt they would answer, but we could ask them if they made a hardware revision to prevent the back from cracking so easily. I mean, if it happens with a leather band, I would think it would be even easier to crack with metal putting pressure on it. Unless they made it so the first link in the watch doesn't move so it can't push against it.
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The metal bands for Moto 360 seem to be quite customized from the pictures, in order to prevent touching the plastic back.
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The metal bands for Moto 360 seem to be quite customized from the pictures, in order to prevent touching the plastic back.
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I was looking at that as well. Is the black plastic part of the metal band or the watch itself? If this is an addition to the watch to prevent cracking, this should be implemented with all the nonmetal band models as well. This would give many an incentive to just purchase the metal for this retrofit and then get a leather band as well.
Something is definitely wrong
Is it just me or does the moto 360 with the metal band look no where near as good as they made it seem in the concept pictures.
Take a look at this and compare it to what they are selling.
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/126717-image/Moto-360.jpg
I know that I may be being naive but I honestly expected more.
شیرخدا said:
Is it just me or does the moto 360 with the metal band look no where near as good as they made it seem in the concept pictures.
Take a look at this and compare it to what they are selling.
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/126717-image/Moto-360.jpg
I know that I may be being naive but I honestly expected more.
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The metal band from the concept pictures is a different model from the one they actually sell, you can't compare like this. Maybe in the future they will sell that model too, but seeing how long it takes them to sell even run-of-the-mill bands I don't hold much hope.
So you cant actually pick the bands up in a store anywhere yet, this is just for ordering online? Any idea when you can get these in BB?
شیرخدا said:
Is it just me or does the moto 360 with the metal band look no where near as good as they made it seem in the concept pictures.
Take a look at this and compare it to what they are selling.
http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/126717-image/Moto-360.jpg
I know that I may be being naive but I honestly expected more.
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So did I.
The bands they are showing now look absolutely crap compared to what was originally shown.
I'm seriously disappointed in Motorola, firstly for the flat tyre and now the crappy metal band they are trying to palm off on us.
Apparently they are also going to try and charge $80 for the band alone, they're smoking some serious crack.
When I got mine at best buy, there was a metal band available for $30. Said compatible with moto 360.
So big news today is that the official OEM metal bands are now available, but where and how? I read posts saying things like ATT has them, but I think they just mean if you order online and wait a week for delivery? I want to see this thing in person before I hand over my money. Does anyone know when BB or any other store will actually carry these?
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So big news today is that the official OEM metal bands are now available, but where and how? I read posts saying things like ATT has them, but I think they just mean if you order online and wait a week for delivery? I want to see this thing in person before I hand over my money. Does anyone know when BB or any other store will actually carry these?
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I ordered mine from AT&T. I definitely recommend buying the metal band, though if you decide on buying the leather band, it's equally as good. Just walk into a store and order it!
i will try to buy this on here.
I ordered from moto, estimated delivery is the 18th.
Ok so you have to order it online then
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Ok so you have to order it online then
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Yea AT&T and I think Verizon are supposed to have them too eventually probably not till after next week though. In my area even leather band motos are still sold out everywhere so online might be your best bet depending on the availability in your area.
RunNgun42 said:
So big news today is that the official OEM metal bands are now available, but where and how? I read posts saying things like ATT has them, but I think they just mean if you order online and wait a week for delivery? I want to see this thing in person before I hand over my money. Does anyone know when BB or any other store will actually carry these?
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I bought mine at best buy last saturday, they had 4 in stock for the silver steel band. I'd post a pic but I just registered.
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I bought mine at best buy last saturday, they had 4 in stock for the silver steel band. I'd post a pic but I just registered.
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Really? They show as "coming soon" on their website. I wouldn't think the stores would have them yet. I'm gonna go check out my local best buy today. Thanks.
So they are definitely coming soon to best buy, I went today to look at the regular leather band version on the display kiosk, and they already had the labels up for the silver steel one for $299. He said they havent actually come in yet, and probably will Friday. The guy who told me that was wearing a leather one, and I'm pretty sure last time they said Thursday is when they get deliveries, so I'll have to call in every day to make sure.
Well, I ordered a 360 with the silver metal OEM band from Motorola this week and just got confirmation that it shipped. LOL I check like every 15 minutes.
Motorola show November 18th for delivery but Fedex shows the 17th.
So I imagine those that just ordered the band will also be shipping very soon if not already.
I got an email from Moto the second they had it available on their site (Nov 6th or something), and bought one. Received it 2 days ago. The metal band is soooo much nicer than the leather IMO. I had to take a to a jeweler to size it, and apparently the links are the hardest to remove that he had ever come across.
What was the difficulty with the metal band? Were the screws too tight?
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I ordered a 22mm steel band moto360 for $299 off of Motorola.com on the 13th and it says it wont even ship out until the 21st, shows status not delivered, god knows how long it will take to actually ship.
wtf gives?
anyone else?
garymaurizi said:
I ordered a 22mm steel band moto360 for $299 off of Motorola.com on the 13th and it says it wont even ship out until the 21st, shows status not delivered, god knows how long it will take to actually ship.
wtf gives?
anyone else?
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Seems like you probably waited too late. Much like the original shipments those who ordered early got them within a week or two. But if you waited a few days to order suddenly you got bumped to a month. This is why I'm just waiting for them at BB now since I know if I get a 14 day wait with Motorola they'll be on the shelves by tomorrow at BB
OK, my new Moto 360 with the metal OEM band was just delivered.
It is now charging. First impressions of the band is it's OK. I have a lot of conventional TV brand watches like Renatos and Invictas and this band feels much lighter and of lesser quality. But then again most of my watches are big and have a 26MM band. SO the bigger bad size may make them feel of a higher quality.
Most watches are shipped with all of the links already installed and you then take them off to re-size them. When I put it on it and secures the clasp it was too tight. At first I was afraid they sent me the 18MM band but those are not even available yet. I did a quick search through the box and did not see any extra links. A better search and I found them in a small cardboard envelope. I was worried that was the size. I think it is another 4 links and I will work on getting re-sized tonight. I bought a watch kit with all the tools and I usually re-size my own watches. We will see how difficult this one is to do.
I ordered this watch on November 8th.
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Well, I ordered a 360 with the silver metal OEM band from Motorola this week and just got confirmation that it shipped. LOL I check like every 15 minutes.
Motorola show November 18th for delivery but Fedex shows the 17th.
So I imagine those that just ordered the band will also be shipping very soon if not already.
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i ordered a moto 360 black with metal band and extra cradle on nov 7th and my order still has not shipped. has 18th ship by date as well..
can you advise what watch tool set you purchased?
Got mine via FedEx today. I ordered it last week when it was announced! Play time?
Also received mine today. I hate fedex though, they left it on my porch in the rain. Didn't even ring the door bell or knock. Luckily my porch is covered. Its really nice, I haven't used a watch in years but so far it feels pretty natural. I was afraid it was going to big on my wrist but it fits just right. I kind of want the leather band now though.
Did you cats get shipping emails? What date did your ship by status state?
I ordered a moto power pack micro after the moto order. The pack shipped from China and I received that a few days ago! Haha
What color did you cats order? Did it come from China? Futan Fre as the shipper?
Hey Ordered like a 20.00 kit from Amazon.
But I just spent the last 15-20 min to get the pins out and no luck. So I will be trying to find a jeweler this week. I think the pins are to small for my PIN tool. I do not want to mess it up so hopefully they will have the right tools for the job. Another thing is my other bands have arrows to tell you the way the pin goes in this bad has no marks.
I Played with it a bit and is pretty awesome. I use a Vera Home Automation controller with an app called Imperihome and it works via voice right from the watch how cool is that.
marctronixx said:
i ordered a moto 360 black with metal band and extra cradle on nov 7th and my order still has not shipped. has 18th ship by date as well..
can you advise what watch tool set you purchased?
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Hey xda members, we at Artifex Design have developed a new way to charge your moto 360 watches. Currently there is no stand on the market that is compatible with this watch. We plan on creating the same solution for the moto360 as we did for the huawei watch. The stand will look very similar to our huawei stand ( see attached pics) but will have a qi coil and chip installed inside, allowing the watch to be charged and displayed very nicely at the same time. We plan on releasing this design in full within the next 30-45 days. We have been very successful selling our huawei watch stand, which at its peak was within the top 50 smartwatch stands sold on Amazon! The stand also includes an microfiber pad to protect the hanging band and rubber feet to prevent it from sliding. We will be adding pictures of the actual stand in about a week or so. If you would like to pre order please email us at , the preorders will run 38 USD which includes shipping. Regular price is scheduled it run at 45 without shipping. Looking foward to hearing some feedback from the moto 360 community!
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Sorry, but why buy this if we can have an already perfect moto360 stand (which looks way better) for the same price and even less than half the price if we buy it from China ?
ChriKn said:
Sorry, but why buy this if we can have an already perfect moto360 stand (which looks way better) for the same price and even less than half the price if we buy it from China ?
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We appreciate your opinion but that's what it is, your opinion. I personally dislike the factory moto360 stand and there is a demand for other options. It's funny how the first post for our products is a negative post... anyway not everything has to be made in china! We thank everyone who has already inquired about the pre order!
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Hey so I've been searching around for silicone bands for my huawei watch, I tried amazon(international) but they don't deliver to where I live and the amazon for my country has them but almost 5 times what I'd pay if I ordered it from an international seller. What I did find was silicone bands for the Moto 360 2nd gen that were much much cheaper(probably made locally) before ordering I wanted to know if they would be cross compatible. Tried doing a few searches couldn't find anything concrete. Anyone whose tried this?
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Hi,
Short answer no,
The Moto 360 2nd gen bracelet has 22mm for the 46mm screen version, and 20mm for 42 Men version and 16mm for 42 Women version; where Huawei watch band is 18mm
Hello,
I've seen some reviews but those were when the watch costed 250$ and that was a long time ago. I'm not 100% sold on the smartwatch idea. Could you guys convince me to buy this watch, give me the pros and the cons... The price I have for this watch, refurbished, is around 85$ + 29$ shipping.
Thanks,
Best regards,
Sincerely yours,
Isac
You should pay a bit more and get the 2nd generation. This one is not going to get the update out later this year.
Although I'm happy with mine, battery lasts all day and I like notifications, controlling music and like secure Bluetooth feature to unlock phone.
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I wouldn't buy it. No more updates is already confirmed. The other watches on the market aren't as good. The 2nd gen and sport from motorola are not as good looking but are better. However, Motorola is basically lenovo now and the guy who made some of their best designs (moto x, 1st moto 360) just quit so their quality will go down. If I were you I'd wait for the upcoming watches. The urbane LTE is awesome and far and away the best watch on the market but is godawful ugly. I'd wait for someone to build a watch with a sim card like that so it can replace your phone when needed but look better than that.
I'm really happy with mine, picked it up for £100 (stainless steel version), the battery life isn't brilliant but I pop it on the charger every night anyway. Mainly used for notifications, HRT monitor, and Endomondo.
Leontin2001 said:
Hello,
I've seen some reviews but those were when the watch costed 250$ and that was a long time ago. I'm not 100% sold on the smartwatch idea. Could you guys convince me to buy this watch, give me the pros and the cons... The price I have for this watch, refurbished, is around 85$ + 29$ shipping.
Thanks,
Best regards,
Sincerely yours,
Isac
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I paid just under £80 for mine with the leather strap (didn't fancy the metal strap catching hairs on my wrist or the look). I've got a pebble and thought it'd be handy having them both, with this one for good wear and the pebble for not so good wear. The battery lasts about 16 hours before it drops to 20%, which was a bit of shock after several days with the pebble, to the extent where I thought of returning it but I'm ok with it now. Given what I paid for it, I'm not bothered about the 2nd gen and what it might have, as the gen 1 still looks great and does everything I need it to - such as give me the time, date, weather, notifications, heart rate, play music, along with things I've yet to find out about... I should imagine. Not overly impressed by the colour screen, as its not any clearer than the pebble, but will serve its purpose where the pebble may not look quite right. So, in conclusion, I'd say get it.