My watch strap is starting to show its age and I'm close to losing one of the strap keeper loop things. I've looked for a replacement strap both on Garmin's website (how much?!?!) and aftermarket but everything has a straight edge at the watch end. I'm looking for something curved to match the curve of the watch case. Any ideas where I can find these?
Daft question. Have you sticked the model name into an amazon or ebay search ? Eg Garmin Fenix 3 or whatever ?
Ah I can see. Would a straight edge fit ? Most of the examples are showing the straps fitted to a curved watch but straight strap ends .
Worse case order one from Amazon that lists your watch. If it doesnt fit send it back.
I've tried searching but every result is a square end. It will fit but I'm very much form over function so it would piss me off every day I looked at it.
I've tried searching but every result is a square end. It will fit but I'm very much form over function so it would piss me off every day I looked at
Well just get used to having a square end, or else cough up whatever Garmin are asking. There are hundreds of different options available on Amazon and eBay, the woven elastic straps are really comfortable, and don’t require a keeper, you just either click open a tab on the QR clasp, or slide an adjuster along one side. I’ve got them on two Casio watches, and two Seiko homage watches, and none cost more than around a tenner.
None have the shaped ends, but it’s that sort of specific detail that adds to the cost of what would be a cheap strap.
Just tell the OCD side of your personality to put its big boy pants on and get over itself! It’s a Garmin, not a Rolex or an Omega, although tbh, I’d be happy to put a cheap elastic nylon strap on either, if only to disguise the fact it’s an expensive watch!
Watchgecko have straps with curved ends.
They:
a) are rubber
b) not cheap
c) might or might not be a good fit.
https://www.watchgecko.com/search?q=Curved+ends
If you don't end up finding a curved one, I've got a black silicone 22mm genuine Garmin strap I don't use any more, that is be happy to post out foc
Very similar to this that I use instead, but this is a copy/fake
Well just get used to having a square end, or else cough up whatever Garmin are asking.
Garmin didn't have them for sale, that's the point. But I've since realised that it was cos I'm not in the UK at the moment, the local webstore didn't have them. VPN on and I'm back on the UK site and they're there.
The Watch Gecko ones look like they're with a punt though at half Garmin price. Cheers for that link.
And thanks for the kind offer TAFKASTW. I'll see how the gecko one looks and maybe take you up on it.