Elite Silicone Quick Release

A-Maze-ING! Bought a new Garmin Forerunner 165. Love the watch but the band was sticky, made my skin itch, felt cheap. Researched and this looked like the best "rubber" watch band out there. I don't think I could have made a better choice. Totally took my watch up, like, 3 notches and for rubber, is very comfortable, not sticky, not as cheap and super-stretchy as cheaper, thinner, models. Has almost the feel of woven nylon. Very classy. Actually came with two different band ends (opposite the clasp part of the strap) so should fit women/smaller wrists no problem and without lots of strap slop.I bought the leather too, but, it may go back. It's actually a more heat retaining and not as comfortable on the skin. The quality is definitely there, but, for a sports watch, I'm not sure it makes sense.Quick release bands work great. But, not sure I would flip back and forth often between bands... not sure eventual wear and tear on either the spring or pin would cause it to pop out, or, if the pocket on the watch could eventually get loose. That said, i want the next watch up in the Garmin line so, maybe a happy accident could occur... hmm.. I'll let you know if I do switch out bands often and try to post if I get any good data/info.

Never thought I'd leave a review on a watch band. What's to say? It doesn't do anything, really. But I love this watch band. I bought a smartwatch, a pretty decent one, and the band was just kind of meh. It was silicone, but felt a bit slippery. The band keeper, that keeps the unused end of the band from flopping about, always moved and I had to adjust it multiple times a day. I had another plastic band and it didn't have that problem but was uncomfortable. Spending this much on such a simple thing seemed overkill, but this band certainly looked good and the 'locking keeper' was something I had not seen before. I didn't really expect it to work and thought I was likely wasting my money. I was wrong. This band is comfortable, stylish, and the keeper works. Not once have I had to adjust it, and I'm a very active dude. It even comes with 2 different lengths to choose from, in case you have giant wrists. I do not, so the smaller option worked for me, without having a large excess of band left over. Just right. My wrists are 7.25 inches in circumference, if your wrists are 7.75 or more inches around the larger would probably fit you better, but you get them both so try them out and see. Due to the quick release bars, install was easy and took maybe 20 seconds, just because my big clumsy fingers aren't the most dexterous. Fully 100% recommend this band. If I lost this watch somehow and had to buy another watch, I would order this band at the same time, knowing it will be better than whatever the watch comes with.

Very comfortable. Replaced scratchy band that came with $800 Timex (crazy but it was James Bond collaboration) my daughters gave me for my birthday since I no longer want to wear fancy watches.It looks great and very comfortable.

I initially bought an 18 mm version for my Seiko five to replace the cloth band. After wearing it for a few months, I decided to go ahead and get one for my pro master. If you’ve done any research, you know that the FKM rubber is a bit better choice but I don’t mind a little dust and dirt on the band every now and then. We’ll see after some long haul usage how well it holds up. The orange underside matches the hand fairly well and adds a nice little bit of accent in my mind.To basically get two different lengths of strap and the locking tab for the price to me is a solid buy.My only reservation about the watch bands is they use the quick release spring bars. I take those out and put the stock spring bars back in and I’m not a big fan of the little hole that’s on the strap. It’s a weak point that could fail with some tension but again only time will tell.

Clean and simple look. Love it.

Easy to take on and off great quality very comfortable to wear

Bought this to replace a 20mm leather band on a Garmin D2. The best things I can say is that it fit on the watch, the quick-change mechanism worked well, and it went on easily.Despite the description, it DOES NOT look or feel like leather. The color is a flat brown, and the texture feels and looks like silicon. The two loops that hold the strap down after the buckle are remarkably tight and surprisingly sticky, which actually makes it hard to put on and take off.It does the job, but I am still looking for another band. I would not buy this again.

Really good quality watch band. Better than the cheap junk you find for a couple of dollars. Took a while to get, but worth the wait.