Often smartwatch owners, particularly Apple Watch owners, pay hundreds for high quality bands. Strap Studio just released three new textile and leather collections for Gear S3 owners, all priced at a low $39 each.
In January, we looked at the first four style options of watch bands for the Gear S3 from Strap Studio. Strap Studio is an official Designed for Samsung partner and just launched three new band styles with the same reasonable $39 price.
Strap Studio reached out to see if I wanted to test the new Field, Kvadrat, and Essex styles. A week later, all 11 available colors in these new three styles arrived for testing. In order to make sure I tested each color and style, I’ve spent the last month swapping bands on a daily basis to coordinate with my clothes and events.
The new Strap Studio bands come in the following styles and colors. All of the bands are 125 x 80mm in length with a lug size of 22mm. They work with the Gear S3 Frontier and Gear S3 Classic.
All three new styles are priced at $39 each. I would love to see a purchase option for multiple band orders, something like three bands for $100, since it is very difficult to choose just a single band. You also receive free worldwide delivery for orders of $100 or more.
All bands are hand sewn and made with premium textiles and leather from Italy, Denmark, and Chicago. The Samsung spring bar system is included so it just takes seconds to switch out bands and be on your way. Simple insert on end of the pin into the socket and the slide down the top end using the handy lever on the upper pin to move the band into position and release the lever for final lock in.
Buckles are made of stainless steel and PVD. PVD (physical vapor deposition) is a coating process and in this case adds a black color over stainless steel material.
In order for a company to attach the Designed for Samsung logo to a product, it signs up to be a partner with Samsung and follows a process for authorization to use the logo. When you see this logo on products, you can trust that Samsung has certified the product compatability with Samsung’s associated product.
The Seta Grey band I purchased late last year was my favorite style, until this new collection arrived. It is tough not to love the look and feel of the soft Horween leather on the Essex, but the Kvadrat offers a unique fashionable look to your Gear S3 too. For some reason, I absolutely love the dual loop look of the Field models too and the bold colors with sporty look are great for summer time use outside.
My Gear S3 Frontier is used more than my Apple Watch in large part because of these fantastic Strap Studio bands. They are so stylish, attractive, and comfortable that they make my Gear S3 Frontier more valuable as a smartwatch.
Every one of the bands I tested was extremely comfortable and looked great. As I mentioned above, the Field series is a bit tougher to swap out at first, but breaks in over time and is easier to swap using the easy change pin system.
If you have a Gear S3 Frontier or Classic, then I highly recommend you consider one, or more, of these bands. They look fantastic and are of the highest quality I have experience on a watch band. They are reasonably priced for such quality and design and the toughest choice you will have to make is to decide which style and color you want to wear with your Gear S3.
