August 25, 2015
I got my first fitness watch, the Garmin Forerunner 15, yesterday by courier from Flipkart. However, this evening I ran with it for the first time - straight off the box, without even so much as charging it. The unit is fairly intuitive and I could pretty easily set it up. Worked out the basics in a matter of seconds and I was ready to go almost instantly. Of course I had read the manual and a few thorough online reviews in advance. That helped. Click here to read one such review . But the unit is also pretty intuitive even if you don't read anything in advance. You will just need a basic understanding of how to operate a modern electronic gadget.
After setting it up, which is essentially keying in my personal data like age, weight, height etc and choosing whether I want the figures in metric system or FPS system, I put the wrist strap on - something about which I was more than curious. The strap is of better quality than the one on my Timex Ironman. The watch feels a little chunky. But since it is not very large, it's okay for me. It is also fairly light. You wouldn't feel it after a few minutes.
I found that I ran for a total distance of 2.33 km in 20 minutes. I had been running this distance for a few days but had no clue about how far it was. I had thought it was perhaps 3 km. The first kilometer took about 8 and a half minutes. There is a soft beep when I hit the kilometer mark - a lap, in Garmin's language. That's by default. I cannot change the lap distance except to make it miles. I didn't. I am fine with a lap distance of 1 km. There was another beep at the 2 km mark. So it means every time I cross a kilometer, the watch is going to beep.
I was also a little curious about the quality of the backlight because I run mostly in dimly lit conditions of Dhakuria Lake in the evening. I discovered the light is good quality white LED, unlike the old Ironman that uses Indiglo technology which is pretty useless. When the lap beep comes on, the light also automatically glows for a few seconds showing you the time and distance. Otherwise to turn the light on you have to press the on/off switch.
For the first run I didn't put the heart rate monitor. I will do that tomorrow.
Back home I put it on the computer to charge. It immediately turned itself on. After I downloaded the software it does the syncing of data automatically and downloads them all to the computer. The watch stores seven runs. After that it automatically deletes the oldest data. There is no system to manually delete data from the watch, like you can delete photographs from a camera one by one. But if you have a computer you need not bother with that.
September 6, 2015
I have been using the watch for a couple of weeks now. I have more or less understood it and now I know it enough to serve my basic needs for which I bought the watch. There are more features but I haven't really explored them all as I don't need them. I am not a "power user", so to speak.
Let me describe what I do on a typical day when I go out for a run (I call them run days). This will give the reader a fair idea about the watch. Before wearing my running T-shirt I put the chest strap on that has the heart rate monitor. It is silicone in the front and nylon on the back. The nylon part is slightly itchy. But I am getting used to it. I make the electrodes area a little wet before wearing the strap on my chest. Then I wear the watch on my wrist and I am ready to go.
I get out of the flat and switch the watch on. It immediately connects with the HRM and then it tries to get the GPS. The HRM does not have any switch as such. I guess it is always on when connected. When it is cloudy it takes an inordinately long time to connect to the GPS. You can deactivate the GPS but then it cannot calculate your speed or distance etc. We are not discussing that because that's the mode of choice if you are running at home or in the gym.
Once the GPS is activated, let's say near the Lake, I go for the start/cancel button and press start. You do this with the blue button on the top right with which you start the GPS. As soon as I start the watch I also start running.
When I am running it tells me a few things - A. Time and distance in Km. It even shows the meters in tens. Like, it can tell you that you have run 1.03 km in 7.09 min. It also tells you your heart beats per minute (BPM) and the heart beat zone in which you are running. There are other things also that it tells you like the time you have run and calories burnt, your speed/pace etc. I do not use any of that data. I just check my time and distance and beats per minute. I have noticed that I go very close to my highest permissible BPM.
When I end my run (nowadays at exactly 2.5 km) I immediately stop the watch and save the run. Back home I attach it to the computer (after thoroughly drying the connectors on the back) and switch the comp on.
The beauty of the watch is not the watch itself but the computer software and the analysis of the run that it can show you. You have to download Garmin Connect first. That's the software that syncs the watch with the computer. It automatically downloads the data from the watch and gives you a complete analysis of the run. It tells you things like total number of steps that you took, the total distance you travelled, the heart rate, time, elevation, speed (km/hour), pace (minutes/km) etc etc. It even shows your chosen route on google map with a red line and you can see how your heart beat or speed changed as you moved along that route. Pretty impressive.
On the first day I discovered that I run a distance of 2.33 km in 20 min. I soon pushed myself to 2.5 km in 20 minutes. Next I discovered that I was doing my 1 km in a little more than 8 minutes. I soon pushed it down to 7 minutes for the first kilometer and 20 minutes for the entire distance of 2.5 km.
The computer tells you about your personal records like your best 1km or 5km. Or your longest distance covered etc. Every time you better it, you get an alert on the watch.
Do we really need all this information? I guess if you are a fit athlete and were running for personal fun then you don't really need all this. But for us in the 50+ category, staying motivated is very important. This watch certainly helps me stay motivated. Every alternate evening I look forward to my runs (I run only on alternate days) and want to see if I bettered my previous record. I am already running 2.5 km at sub 20 minutes.
Are there too many negatives about the watch? In my opinion there are a few things that Garmin could have done better. Let me list them out -
A. The watch cannot be connected to a phone. Is that a problem? Not for me. I don't run with my phone. I am very happy with the computer connection. It need not connect with the phone.
B. The GPS hunt is a long and boring process if there is a cloud cover. It often takes more than 5 minutes. So using it during Calcutta monsoon might be a little difficult. But under a clear sky it takes a few seconds only.
C. The HRM strap could have been a little less itchy on the back. But the itch goes away pretty soon. I just discovered that in the US they sell a premium HRM that comes with a better strap. So that explains it.
D. It does not tell me the cadance of my run - that is, the number of steps per minute. I cannot understand why because it can count steps and I guess fairly accurately too (though I have no idea how it does it - from the vibrations?). However, this watch can be synced to a foot-pod for measuring cadence. I do not really see myself buying that just to measure my cadence (as far as I know it is not even available in India) but I have realised that cadence is really important if you want to improve your speed/pace. So one never knows, I might get it some day :-)
I checked that even if you have the footpod on, you won't get the readings on the watch during the run. But you can get it on your computer. I don't think I need that.
September 7, 2015
Tonight I activated a couple of features that I had not used earlier. I will test them when I run next, that is, day after tomorrow. Wednesday.
A. I activated the heart rate alarm. The alarm will go off when my BPM reaches 170 at the higher range and 125 at the lower range.
As on September 11, I deactivated the lower end of the alarm as it gets annoying when you are walking home and it constantly tells you that your heart rate is very low. I am yet to hit 170 bpm. So don't know how it will react. But I guess the same - which is the light goes on and the message flashes in reverse.
B. I also activated the auto-pause. Apparently this will take care of the pauses that I have to take per force during crossing of the road.
Yet To Play With
As of September 6, 2015 I am yet to play with the run/walk feature of the watch. Apparently you can programme it to beep at specific intervals to run and walk. I have not played with it yet and plan to do it next week just for the heck of it. It is a good thing to have when you are training for a long distance event.
I Am Curious To Know
I am curious to know a few things about the watch, that can be found out only after long use. First of all, I am very keen to know how scratch proof the watch is. We are used to the culture of using screen guards for most gadgets that come with a display screen. But the watch is too small for that. How well will it withstand rough use?
I am also keen to know how well the battery in the heart rate monitor lasts.
I used the watch and the HRM in rain today (Sept 11, 2015). It wasn't a heavy downpour when I was actually running but more than just a drizzle. I got quite drenched. The watch and HRM were absolutely fine.
Should You Buy It?
Entirely depends on why you want to buy a fitness watch. I bought it because I have started running rather late in life, as part of my diabetes control efforts. I shall be 51 in another ten days or so. For me it is important not to over exert myself, in terms of my cardiac abilities. Therefore I always felt the need for a heart rate monitor.
This watch also motivates me to go out and run. Why? Is it just the style of it? Absolutely not. The Fitbit is certainly a lot more stylish. I do not know anyone to show it off to. I run completely alone and this watch helps me stay motivated by competing with myself. After wearing it, I have shaved off a minute from my first kilometer. I used to run my Kms at a little over 8 min. Last week I ran my first km at 7 minute - shaving off more than one entire minute straight. I really felt good to see it. Yesterday, I ran my 2.5 km at less than 20 minutes. My best so far. In short, I push myself because I know exactly what I am doing. I hope I don't end up pushing myself too much and risk an injury. Touch wood, I have been injury free so far.
I also love to see how my heart was/is behaving during the run. How the beats went up as my distance piled up and then calmed down as I slowed down. How long it takes for the heart rate to go up and come down etc. It is not only a lot safer, it tells me about the cardiac health also. How fast your heart beat comes down or how slowly it goes up etc are indicators of your fitness level.
If I was a much younger man, with an athletic build and abilities, I would certainly not need it. But at my level I think I do need it to stay motivated.
Personally I am also a gadget freak. I love the abilities of the modern gadgets to do things that were dream for us a few years back. I find it incredibly "wow" that this small watch knows exactly where on earth I was running, how fast, for how long, at what heart rate etc. It even creates a real life map of it. Isn't that just wow?
This is perhaps not the watch that elite athletes use or wear. I have no clue what elite athletes need to know about their runs and how much analysis of the data they do. I am sure an elite marathoner's runs are analysed threadbare by the steps. They probably use Polar products but they cost a fortune. For beginners like me this is good. Perhaps good enough.
Any gadget is good if it serves your purpose and needs. If your need changes over time then you might need a more latest gadget. But if your need is constant then all you need is a sturdy product. I think this is going to prove itself as a very sturdy product in the long run.
There are many other fitness watches with GPS capabilities. One could explore the other brands too. Like Fitbit, Tomtom, Polar etc. If you have used any other brand please review it for me and let me know.
Review After 3 Months, 48 Activities and Over 100 km Run
The Garmin software support can be terrible. Right now I am struggling with an unsolved issue. While my unit is set to show me the units in kilometers, it is showing the laps in miles. However, all other analyses are being done in kilometers. I am quite puzzled by this. This had happened once and it corrected itself after a few days. Every day I am hoping that it will self correct, like earlier, but that's not happening.
I will perhaps do a master reset to see if it works. I have also written to the support team but not to much avail so far. They suggested a soft reset. That is, they asked me to switch off the unit and restart, which I routinely do every day in any case.
Let me see what they say when their offices reopen after the weekend.
(Later Addition: The master reset did the trick. But then I lost the Personal Records from the watch. Not that it matters but ....)
I find that Strava, where my Garmin data is also downloaded, shows the laps in kilometers. I don't know what is wrong with the unit/software. Apparently lots of other people are also facing the same problem in different models.
Meanwhile, I have got used to the itchy HRM strap. But the satellite gathering time remains a pain. It takes quite a while. I have realised that if I were to race with this watch, it would be a problem. Because a. the satellite gathering time is long (the starter might start the run before my watch is ready) b. once the satellite is gathered you are expected to start running. If you don't, within a few minutes, it will let go of the satellite connection.
The data pages are also rather limited. You can change only two screens. And you have to choose any combination of pace, time, distance and calories. I am now working with pace/time in one and pace/distance in the other. The third screen by default shows my BPM and heart rate zone.
You cannot do another thing. On the watch during a run you cannot, for example, check how your heart rate behaves relative to pace.
You cannot also set a particular distance and go for a run and it will give you a beep when you reach that distance. No. You have to keep looking at the watch to see exactly how much distance is left. It does affect your performance a little.
November 21, 2016
The unit is doing fine till date, touch wood. I have started using it to monitor my bicycle rides also. It is not meant for that though. It's meant only for running and it thinks I am running when I am actually out cycling. So it gives me all sorts of fantastic personal records like my best kilometer was done in a little over 2 minutes :-) What I do is, after the run I erase all the personal records one by one and revert back to the previous ones which were from my running. The best 1k. The best mile. The best 5k and the longest run. That's a bit of a pain to undo all these one by one. And it takes quite a few taps on the button to do all this.
April 1, 2018
Less than three years and the strap broke today. I don't know what to do. Amazon sells a lot of different replacement straps but none of them is from Garmin. I am fine as long as they aren't painful on the wrist. I have to find out if anyone in Calcutta will do the screwdriver job to replace it. Let me go to the trusted watch repair shop tomorrow.
April 9, 2018
I had finally ordered for a replacement strap from Amazon. The cheapest at Rs 340 or so. It came. The package had the strap, two pins and a needle with a plastic thumb to push the pin out to disengage the original strap. I found that I could quite easily take the old strap out by pushing the needle that holds the strap (I was a little skeptical initially that I would be able to do it). But the replacement strap didn't work for me. It is marginally smaller than what my watch needs. I am returning it.
Actually Forerunner 15 comes in two different models. One for males, which I have and another for females. The sizes are different. The male is marginally larger. This strap that I bought is for the female model. It wasn't mentioned in the headline of the product. I didn't read the product description too carefully. Otherwise I would have seen it mentioned.
Anyway. Ordered for the proper larger one again. Let me see what awaits for me now.
The material of the strap wasn't too bad. Didn't feel like the original but it was okay. I don't think Garmin sells the strap.
April 24, 2018
The second replacement strap came today. A good two weeks after the order. But more importantly, it fits my watch perfectly. The material is obviously inferior compared to the OE. But it's fine. A very close replica, I must say. It's a little softer, less dense perhaps.
I changed only the side that was broken. I have kept the other half carefully in my tool drawer. Will put it on when the original breaks again. Taking out the old broken strap and putting on the new one wasn't too difficult. The strap came with two pins. I have kept them secure too. I used the pin from the original strap in this. I am impressed by how quickly I managed to change the strap !!!
September 6, 2015
I have been using the watch for a couple of weeks now. I have more or less understood it and now I know it enough to serve my basic needs for which I bought the watch. There are more features but I haven't really explored them all as I don't need them. I am not a "power user", so to speak.
Let me describe what I do on a typical day when I go out for a run (I call them run days). This will give the reader a fair idea about the watch. Before wearing my running T-shirt I put the chest strap on that has the heart rate monitor. It is silicone in the front and nylon on the back. The nylon part is slightly itchy. But I am getting used to it. I make the electrodes area a little wet before wearing the strap on my chest. Then I wear the watch on my wrist and I am ready to go.
I get out of the flat and switch the watch on. It immediately connects with the HRM and then it tries to get the GPS. The HRM does not have any switch as such. I guess it is always on when connected. When it is cloudy it takes an inordinately long time to connect to the GPS. You can deactivate the GPS but then it cannot calculate your speed or distance etc. We are not discussing that because that's the mode of choice if you are running at home or in the gym.
Once the GPS is activated, let's say near the Lake, I go for the start/cancel button and press start. You do this with the blue button on the top right with which you start the GPS. As soon as I start the watch I also start running.
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| The beats per minute of my heart during a typical evening run. It reached a peak of 163 at 1 km (that was my fastest 1K at that point of time) and 161 at 3 km. The sharp drop is after I stopped running and started walking. |
When I am running it tells me a few things - A. Time and distance in Km. It even shows the meters in tens. Like, it can tell you that you have run 1.03 km in 7.09 min. It also tells you your heart beats per minute (BPM) and the heart beat zone in which you are running. There are other things also that it tells you like the time you have run and calories burnt, your speed/pace etc. I do not use any of that data. I just check my time and distance and beats per minute. I have noticed that I go very close to my highest permissible BPM.
When I end my run (nowadays at exactly 2.5 km) I immediately stop the watch and save the run. Back home I attach it to the computer (after thoroughly drying the connectors on the back) and switch the comp on.
The beauty of the watch is not the watch itself but the computer software and the analysis of the run that it can show you. You have to download Garmin Connect first. That's the software that syncs the watch with the computer. It automatically downloads the data from the watch and gives you a complete analysis of the run. It tells you things like total number of steps that you took, the total distance you travelled, the heart rate, time, elevation, speed (km/hour), pace (minutes/km) etc etc. It even shows your chosen route on google map with a red line and you can see how your heart beat or speed changed as you moved along that route. Pretty impressive.
On the first day I discovered that I run a distance of 2.33 km in 20 min. I soon pushed myself to 2.5 km in 20 minutes. Next I discovered that I was doing my 1 km in a little more than 8 minutes. I soon pushed it down to 7 minutes for the first kilometer and 20 minutes for the entire distance of 2.5 km.
The computer tells you about your personal records like your best 1km or 5km. Or your longest distance covered etc. Every time you better it, you get an alert on the watch.
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| View of a section of the things that you can see. There are lots of other things too |
Do we really need all this information? I guess if you are a fit athlete and were running for personal fun then you don't really need all this. But for us in the 50+ category, staying motivated is very important. This watch certainly helps me stay motivated. Every alternate evening I look forward to my runs (I run only on alternate days) and want to see if I bettered my previous record. I am already running 2.5 km at sub 20 minutes.
Are there too many negatives about the watch? In my opinion there are a few things that Garmin could have done better. Let me list them out -
A. The watch cannot be connected to a phone. Is that a problem? Not for me. I don't run with my phone. I am very happy with the computer connection. It need not connect with the phone.
B. The GPS hunt is a long and boring process if there is a cloud cover. It often takes more than 5 minutes. So using it during Calcutta monsoon might be a little difficult. But under a clear sky it takes a few seconds only.
C. The HRM strap could have been a little less itchy on the back. But the itch goes away pretty soon. I just discovered that in the US they sell a premium HRM that comes with a better strap. So that explains it.
D. It does not tell me the cadance of my run - that is, the number of steps per minute. I cannot understand why because it can count steps and I guess fairly accurately too (though I have no idea how it does it - from the vibrations?). However, this watch can be synced to a foot-pod for measuring cadence. I do not really see myself buying that just to measure my cadence (as far as I know it is not even available in India) but I have realised that cadence is really important if you want to improve your speed/pace. So one never knows, I might get it some day :-)
I checked that even if you have the footpod on, you won't get the readings on the watch during the run. But you can get it on your computer. I don't think I need that.
September 7, 2015
Tonight I activated a couple of features that I had not used earlier. I will test them when I run next, that is, day after tomorrow. Wednesday.
A. I activated the heart rate alarm. The alarm will go off when my BPM reaches 170 at the higher range and 125 at the lower range.
As on September 11, I deactivated the lower end of the alarm as it gets annoying when you are walking home and it constantly tells you that your heart rate is very low. I am yet to hit 170 bpm. So don't know how it will react. But I guess the same - which is the light goes on and the message flashes in reverse.
B. I also activated the auto-pause. Apparently this will take care of the pauses that I have to take per force during crossing of the road.
Yet To Play With
As of September 6, 2015 I am yet to play with the run/walk feature of the watch. Apparently you can programme it to beep at specific intervals to run and walk. I have not played with it yet and plan to do it next week just for the heck of it. It is a good thing to have when you are training for a long distance event.
I Am Curious To Know
I am curious to know a few things about the watch, that can be found out only after long use. First of all, I am very keen to know how scratch proof the watch is. We are used to the culture of using screen guards for most gadgets that come with a display screen. But the watch is too small for that. How well will it withstand rough use?
I am also keen to know how well the battery in the heart rate monitor lasts.
I used the watch and the HRM in rain today (Sept 11, 2015). It wasn't a heavy downpour when I was actually running but more than just a drizzle. I got quite drenched. The watch and HRM were absolutely fine.
Should You Buy It?
Entirely depends on why you want to buy a fitness watch. I bought it because I have started running rather late in life, as part of my diabetes control efforts. I shall be 51 in another ten days or so. For me it is important not to over exert myself, in terms of my cardiac abilities. Therefore I always felt the need for a heart rate monitor.
This watch also motivates me to go out and run. Why? Is it just the style of it? Absolutely not. The Fitbit is certainly a lot more stylish. I do not know anyone to show it off to. I run completely alone and this watch helps me stay motivated by competing with myself. After wearing it, I have shaved off a minute from my first kilometer. I used to run my Kms at a little over 8 min. Last week I ran my first km at 7 minute - shaving off more than one entire minute straight. I really felt good to see it. Yesterday, I ran my 2.5 km at less than 20 minutes. My best so far. In short, I push myself because I know exactly what I am doing. I hope I don't end up pushing myself too much and risk an injury. Touch wood, I have been injury free so far.
I also love to see how my heart was/is behaving during the run. How the beats went up as my distance piled up and then calmed down as I slowed down. How long it takes for the heart rate to go up and come down etc. It is not only a lot safer, it tells me about the cardiac health also. How fast your heart beat comes down or how slowly it goes up etc are indicators of your fitness level.
If I was a much younger man, with an athletic build and abilities, I would certainly not need it. But at my level I think I do need it to stay motivated.
Personally I am also a gadget freak. I love the abilities of the modern gadgets to do things that were dream for us a few years back. I find it incredibly "wow" that this small watch knows exactly where on earth I was running, how fast, for how long, at what heart rate etc. It even creates a real life map of it. Isn't that just wow?
This is perhaps not the watch that elite athletes use or wear. I have no clue what elite athletes need to know about their runs and how much analysis of the data they do. I am sure an elite marathoner's runs are analysed threadbare by the steps. They probably use Polar products but they cost a fortune. For beginners like me this is good. Perhaps good enough.
Any gadget is good if it serves your purpose and needs. If your need changes over time then you might need a more latest gadget. But if your need is constant then all you need is a sturdy product. I think this is going to prove itself as a very sturdy product in the long run.
There are many other fitness watches with GPS capabilities. One could explore the other brands too. Like Fitbit, Tomtom, Polar etc. If you have used any other brand please review it for me and let me know.
Review After 3 Months, 48 Activities and Over 100 km Run
The Garmin software support can be terrible. Right now I am struggling with an unsolved issue. While my unit is set to show me the units in kilometers, it is showing the laps in miles. However, all other analyses are being done in kilometers. I am quite puzzled by this. This had happened once and it corrected itself after a few days. Every day I am hoping that it will self correct, like earlier, but that's not happening.
I will perhaps do a master reset to see if it works. I have also written to the support team but not to much avail so far. They suggested a soft reset. That is, they asked me to switch off the unit and restart, which I routinely do every day in any case.
Let me see what they say when their offices reopen after the weekend.
(Later Addition: The master reset did the trick. But then I lost the Personal Records from the watch. Not that it matters but ....)
I find that Strava, where my Garmin data is also downloaded, shows the laps in kilometers. I don't know what is wrong with the unit/software. Apparently lots of other people are also facing the same problem in different models.
Meanwhile, I have got used to the itchy HRM strap. But the satellite gathering time remains a pain. It takes quite a while. I have realised that if I were to race with this watch, it would be a problem. Because a. the satellite gathering time is long (the starter might start the run before my watch is ready) b. once the satellite is gathered you are expected to start running. If you don't, within a few minutes, it will let go of the satellite connection.
The data pages are also rather limited. You can change only two screens. And you have to choose any combination of pace, time, distance and calories. I am now working with pace/time in one and pace/distance in the other. The third screen by default shows my BPM and heart rate zone.
You cannot do another thing. On the watch during a run you cannot, for example, check how your heart rate behaves relative to pace.
You cannot also set a particular distance and go for a run and it will give you a beep when you reach that distance. No. You have to keep looking at the watch to see exactly how much distance is left. It does affect your performance a little.
November 21, 2016
The unit is doing fine till date, touch wood. I have started using it to monitor my bicycle rides also. It is not meant for that though. It's meant only for running and it thinks I am running when I am actually out cycling. So it gives me all sorts of fantastic personal records like my best kilometer was done in a little over 2 minutes :-) What I do is, after the run I erase all the personal records one by one and revert back to the previous ones which were from my running. The best 1k. The best mile. The best 5k and the longest run. That's a bit of a pain to undo all these one by one. And it takes quite a few taps on the button to do all this.
April 1, 2018
Less than three years and the strap broke today. I don't know what to do. Amazon sells a lot of different replacement straps but none of them is from Garmin. I am fine as long as they aren't painful on the wrist. I have to find out if anyone in Calcutta will do the screwdriver job to replace it. Let me go to the trusted watch repair shop tomorrow.
April 9, 2018
I had finally ordered for a replacement strap from Amazon. The cheapest at Rs 340 or so. It came. The package had the strap, two pins and a needle with a plastic thumb to push the pin out to disengage the original strap. I found that I could quite easily take the old strap out by pushing the needle that holds the strap (I was a little skeptical initially that I would be able to do it). But the replacement strap didn't work for me. It is marginally smaller than what my watch needs. I am returning it.
Actually Forerunner 15 comes in two different models. One for males, which I have and another for females. The sizes are different. The male is marginally larger. This strap that I bought is for the female model. It wasn't mentioned in the headline of the product. I didn't read the product description too carefully. Otherwise I would have seen it mentioned.
Anyway. Ordered for the proper larger one again. Let me see what awaits for me now.
The material of the strap wasn't too bad. Didn't feel like the original but it was okay. I don't think Garmin sells the strap.
April 24, 2018
The second replacement strap came today. A good two weeks after the order. But more importantly, it fits my watch perfectly. The material is obviously inferior compared to the OE. But it's fine. A very close replica, I must say. It's a little softer, less dense perhaps.
I changed only the side that was broken. I have kept the other half carefully in my tool drawer. Will put it on when the original breaks again. Taking out the old broken strap and putting on the new one wasn't too difficult. The strap came with two pins. I have kept them secure too. I used the pin from the original strap in this. I am impressed by how quickly I managed to change the strap !!!
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