Ok so the pricing finally appeared and £770 for the 5X watch is kinda crazy but I can see what they're thinking. £45 for one watch strap though? Are Garmin on crack?! For a rubber watch strap. £45. Unbelievable.
They keep telling us on the news to finally expect Brexit induced price rises in 2017..... a pint of milk will be £45 also by July apparently :D.
But seriously, the official Garmin bands for the Fenix series have been gradually creeping up in their premium pricing over the last 2 years, so with the addition of a quick release mechanism this time it's to be expected. Only market forces will tell if this is priced too high to strike the right balance for Garmin between volume sold and profit per unit.
And where is the fabric wrist strap with quick fit to wear it over a jacket in winter...? Same thing with the great new charging cable for loading the f5 series on the go while wearing it on the wrist...
They keep telling us on the news to finally expect Brexit induced price rises in 2017..... a pint of milk will be £45 also by July apparently :D.
But seriously, the official Garmin bands for the Fenix series have been gradually creeping up in their premium pricing over the last 2 years, so with the addition of a quick release mechanism this time it's to be expected. Only market forces will tell if this is priced too high to strike the right balance for Garmin between volume sold and profit per unit.
Ironically I prefer the old bolted in straps so far from being worth a premium I actually don't think I'd trust a £770 watch to a little plastic flap. Perhaps £5 is strap and £40 is insurance for lost watches...
Ironically I prefer the old bolted in straps so far from being worth a premium I actually don't think I'd trust a £770 watch to a little plastic flap. Perhaps £5 is strap and £40 is insurance for lost watches...
I've using this period of 8-12 weeks waiting to look at starting my new collection of straps. Here's where I'm going so far:
It's £630 for a 5X in the variant that's $699 on Amazon; £770 also buys you the (seriously insanely expensive) metal strap. Most of the prices are in the UK press release, which is easier to follow than clicking through the F5 options on the website.
0,3£ for the rupper, 0,7£ for quick fit and the rest is profit...
I totally agree, crazy...
I use the two original Fenix 3 silicon straps and three chinese colour versions bought from ebay at USD 2/piece - very happy with all of them... so am sure will see in the future something for Fenix 5 on the chinese market.
Actually the ebay version rubber is a little more flexible and more comfortable than the original one :-) And if I am worried about durability... I can replace them once per year... they came with free transport costs and free duties...
It's £630 for a 5X in the variant that's $699 on Amazon; £770 also buys you the (seriously insanely expensive) metal strap. Most of the prices are in the UK press release, which is easier to follow than clicking through the F5 options on the website.
Thanks, I had totally misread that! No need for my shipping scheme now.
R.
