Where to Buy Safe Stainless Steel Bands for Samsung Watches?

NinjaGamer on 15/02/2025 - 17:26

So I've got a Samsung Classic 6 watch. Right now I am using the default band which is the Hybrid Leather one.
Not sure if you guys have heard the news but many of these bands have materials which are dangerous for our health.
I've even had people in public warn me about wearing a smartwatch.
So I've stopped wearing my watch for a few days now. I'm looking to replace the band with a Stainless Steel band as it's does not have the bad chemicals in it. Only thing is that I have heard that cheaper Stainless Steel bands from temu and etc may contain traces of lead in them. I'm looking to buy safe ones. Are the ones on amazon safe?
I've also seen the Ozstraps and Strapify ones which seem good but expensive but I am willing to buy from them if the ones on amazon are not safe either.

Thanks

Electrical & Electronics Watch Strap

Comments

  • MS Paint on 15/02/2025 - 17:46
    -1

    So I've stopped wearing my watch for a few days now

    Are you feeling better?

    Not sure if you guys have heard the news

    No I haven't. Do you have a link to a proven and reliable source?

    • NinjaGamer on 15/02/2025 - 17:53
      +1

      Yep I made a new comment with some sources.

      • Horacio on 16/02/2025 - 11:22

        https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00907
        Thanks for the tipoff, I'll have a read. Funny, I bought this 'silicone' strap for my young kid's watch, but hadn't installed it yet because I had sudden vague concern about plasticisers in constant contact with skin. No idea if this is really silicone or actually the fluoroelastomer material that is being mentioned, and the characteristics seem so similiar it might be hard to tell the difference. Ironically I was thinking to use the original Samsung band after all, but now I am wondering if it may have more PFAS than the aliexpress knockoff… Samsung themselves are keeping mum.

        • Horacio on 16/02/2025 - 11:28

          This article suggests that the cheap bands are almost certain to be silicone because the fluoroelastomer itself is an expensive material.

  • Mechz on 15/02/2025 - 17:48
    +1

    You sound easily scared of the world around you.

    Did you know too much oxygen will kill you too?

    • MS Paint on 15/02/2025 - 18:00

      While the full extent of the potential health risks posed by forever chemicals in these bands remains unclear

      I'll wait until they are clear but thanks for the links.

      • NinjaGamer on 15/02/2025 - 18:05

        All good. Though do you have any Stainless Steel band recommendations?

        • MS Paint on 15/02/2025 - 18:25

          I recommend Uncle straps but I don't think they do smart watches.

      • tenpercent on 15/02/2025 - 19:13

        My mum had the same thoughts about thalidomide. Didn't believe all the cautious cookers. This is my sister now.

    • Mechz on 15/02/2025 - 18:23

      You could literally eat your watch band and not get sick.

      • tenpercent on 15/02/2025 - 20:04

        Post your demo video.

    • bigticket on 16/02/2025 - 11:10

      Provide a few more links and you can put together your own band.

  • CurlCurl on 15/02/2025 - 18:12
    +1

    The hands on my watch glow in the dark. Does that mean I'm radioactive?

    • NinjaGamer on 15/02/2025 - 18:14

      Man I literally sent sources and studies.

    • MS Paint on 15/02/2025 - 18:26
      +1

      Some vintage watches used radium for lume. I haven't wasted my time looking at studies to see if it has side effects.

      • NinjaGamer on 15/02/2025 - 18:39

        alr thx. Well I probably didn't communicate it well but the studies are for plastic, fake leather bands and all that. Not for metals ones.

      • CurlCurl on 15/02/2025 - 19:36

        Some vintage watches used radium for lume. I haven't wasted my time looking at studies to see if it has side effects.

        My watch isn't vintage.

        • MS Paint on 15/02/2025 - 19:43
          +2

          I was just presenting a fun fact. Most modern watches use Super-LumiNova, which is entirely non-radioactive and non-toxic

  • altomic on 15/02/2025 - 18:25
    +1

    Aliexpress. ~$6 delivered

    • MS Paint on 15/02/2025 - 18:27
      +1

      That bracelets contain chinesium. Be careful. I'll look for a link to confirm my opinion. Standby.

      • tenpercent on 15/02/2025 - 20:03
        +4

        Better to get genuine Thaitanium

  • cashless on 15/02/2025 - 18:31

    Stainless Steel bands …….may contain traces of lead.

    Never heard of stainless steel containing lead. I think that might surprise the metallurgists on OzBargain too

    • NinjaGamer on 15/02/2025 - 18:40

      ohh okay thx. I thought metal could contain lead if it's from the cheaper ones. Though the studies I sent are for plastic, fake leather bands and all that as some of them contain pfas and fluoroelastomer materials and etc

      • bigticket on 16/02/2025 - 11:51
        +1

        I thought metal could contain lead if it's from the cheaper ones.

        Lead is extremely expensive and is absolutely not added to steels as a cost saving measure, although it is added in minute quantities to some steels for machinability.

  • saltypete on 16/02/2025 - 09:42
    +1

    Do Samsung sell a Millanese option for your watch? These are stainless, look good and very comfortable.
    I believe the lead/stainless steel thing was solder used in some Thermos and water bottles rather than the stainless itself.
    Also, thank you for the heads up on these findings. 👍

  • plapic on 16/02/2025 - 16:08

    Was hoping to find out more about this Ultra [clone] (https://youtu.be/yB41Y-AzvTA) and if it's worth getting it but I don't understand Hindi.

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