BRYAN—April 30, 2024
So far this watch band has been the best of the many I have bought and tried. The quality seems to be better than average with regards to the durability with wear and tear on the band. The biggest issues I have had with other watch bands is the two bands the hold the watch piece in place break easy. This specific band I would highly recommend to anyone with Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar watch. Easy to replace, took me about 8 seconds to replace the old band with the new band. Color and look are fantastic and go great with any occasion I choose and I simple change the watch band when I want a different color. I a nurse and constantly use my watch on daily basis and I would say to anyone buying with this company, you wont be disappointed. Lastly the comfort is amazing, feels great on the wrist and is smooth. I will definitely be buying more bands in the future and will recommend your company to other people who need replacement bands or just want a different color. Thank you for including the customer service card in the package, I thought was a nice tough to ensuring your product with quality and care. Read more
Andrew Oh—July 31, 2017
I've been a fenix 3 user for over two years now, and these might be the best bands I've purchased yet. Here's a list of what I've gone through... - The original metallic band that came with my Sapphire Edition. Hideous, heavy, cheesy, just bad. Managed to sell it for $55 on eBay after two uses. - The original rubber strap that came with the watch. Comfortable, but very ugly. A major step down from the design of the straps on the fenix 2. This quickly became a "backup only" item. - fenix 2 straps. These fit almost perfectly, though there was a bit of wiggle-room left around the bars, as the fenix 2 and fenix 3 use different-sized bars. It was entirely unnoticeable, and I loved these straps. However, they'd get a whole bunch of gunk stuck inside the cross-hatched etching, and eventually the little band keeper ripped off (which is fairly common). These also lacked "class". - Three different generic NATO/ZULU style nylon straps. These really made the watch look stellar, but there are a lot of problems. First, they stink if you don't dry them immediately. Second, they really don't want to stay put snugly during workouts. Third, they're quite uncomfortable. Lastly, it's a pain to charge while the strap is on -- this is a problem if you run ultra-races (or even long hikes) and like to charge up mid-race while the watch is still on your wrist. - This one. This is great. It looks very, very close to the fenix 5 straps. They even went out of their way to blatantly copy the Garmin triangle logo in the right spots. And it feel great too. Incredibly supple and conforming. Time will tell if this knock-off lasts, but it seems surprisingly well-made. I've tested the "easy fit" mechanism a couple dozen times now (in the couple hours that I've owned it), and it seems solid and snug. For the cost of one ridiculously-overpriced authentic band, you could get three of these with a little change left-over. I'm happy with that. And it hasn't given me herpes or anything weird like that yet. Read more
Jason Feather—July 22, 2017
I ordered the navy blue - it is a great color, a much better dark blue than appears in the pictures. This one has two keepers, which I found important on the 5X. The second one has a nub that holds it in place on the band. I ordered a grey one from Ebay which only has one keeper which I don't like as much. The black buckle is black, which is excellent, and the band has the garmin triangle logos in the same places as the OEM black band. I'm not able to tell the difference between this and the OG strap. I would immediately buy one in dark green if it were available Hopefully the quick fit springs hold up, but I have the same concern with the original band. EDIT 15-SEP-17: The quick fit buckles on this band are starting to fail. I have worn this daily since purchase (about 2 months) and the first time it fell off was while chopping wood. This was not a huge problem as during normal workouts it has been sturdy, but in the last week the clip has started to fail with only moderate pressure. I'm not sure if this would be the same for the OEM band, but I will switch to one of the screw-in bands if I were to go swimming... Read more
