I've had this band on since Dec 2017 with zero issues:

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It was the 4th band I bought, prior 3 all went back due to my wanting something exceptional. At this point it shows minor scratches in the band when reflecting light, otherwise not visible. The only negative to it is that it doesn't have the pieces that fill out the gap between band and watch (just like OPs). The ones that have that gapper definitely look better, but the two I bought while looking great were crap.