Cirrus Blue watchband pic. Seems a little more neon than advertised

Former Member over 8 years ago

I expected something a little more muted, milky blue but it's bright. Makes it look like a kid's watch. Just wanted to share a pic.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/pn/010-12496-04

I took the attached picture and put it in a photo editor to pull out a sample click of color differences:

http://www.colorcombos.com/combotester.html?color0=7cbcdf&color1=2abaf6

blue depicted on the box
Hue 119
Saturation 48
Value 87
Red 115
Green 188
Blue 223
#73BCDF

blue pulled from the watchband
Hue 198
Saturation 83
Value 96
Red 42
Green 186
Blue 246
#2ABAF6

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

TBH It looks about how I would expect from the Garmin store pictures - Similar to the blue on the 920xt.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

The colors are much brighter on the Garmin website than in real life. When I got my red one from Amazon, I first thought I got a fake. I had to actually see a comparison at a store and sure enough it was the real deal, just brighter orangey . I have gotten used to it and get lots of compliments on the strap. Everyone thinks it's a new watch every time I change my straps. I have black, Red, and a couple of Nato Straps and soon to get the Amp Yellow. It is pretty cool to be able to change quick for whatever the mood is..

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0 Chimcen over 8 years ago

Sry, but you compare colors between a picture created on a pc and another grabbed by a camera - absolutely bad idea... why do you think in 99,99% of all internet shops use the tiny information "colors can slightly difference compared to the original colors"...

You got differences because of:
- white balance settings in your camera
- color range of camera sensor

- white balance settings of your monitor
- color range of your monitor
- viewing angles (depend on used panel type)

0 ThiagoSian over 8 years ago

The pin looks like plastic.. It is not metal?

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Sry, but you compare colors between a picture created on a pc and another grabbed by a camera - absolutely bad idea... why do you think in 99,99% of all internet shops use the tiny information "colors can slightly difference compared to the original colors"...

You got differences because of:
- white balance settings in your camera
- color range of camera sensor

- white balance settings of your monitor
- color range of your monitor
- viewing angles (depend on used panel type)

The watch and box were right next to each other, taken in the same image on the same camera. photography jargon is irrelevant

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

The pin looks like plastic.. It is not metal?

I think it's powder coated aluminum or something. It isn't ferromagnetic. I put a magnet on it and it didn't stick but the clasp seems to have a grain similar to the bezel of the watchface. I think it's whatever the watch bezel is made of.