Epix 2 - Chestnut leather band vs Workouts

Depending where you are from you could save money by buying the one without the chestnut band and then adding the chestnut band separately. In the Uk the band is £89 and the other black watch is £899 so £988 instead of combined at £999. Not much but, you can buy the same chestnut band for £79.99 on Amazon for another £10 saving so around £20 on the combo offering direct from Garmin. If the combo offering was £50 cheaper it would be a good deal but at present it is not

Please keep in mind that it looks like there is a subtle difference between the Black Titanium version and the Black Titanium with Chesternut Leather Band version.

It looks like the Start/Stop button is red in The BT version and black in the BT with chesternut leather band version.

Also, the buckle on the on the leather band matches the colour of the bezel rather than the black when you buy seperatly. Is that worth £20? I dont know.

Thx for the tip, but the question was not about the price.
I like the all black look on it and the bezel on the original leather band seems to match the clock. 

Anyone with the leatherband who workout with it? +\-? 

Exacly! Like the all black version way more than the black with the red button. 

Wow, that's crazy! I have the version with the red start button and, while in practice it is not very noticeable (and much less so than in the picture, which makes it really stand out), I would consider getting the leather version because of that detail but it's not available in the US. Can anyone comment on the OP's original question about working out with the leather strap? I see that the inside surface appears to be black (silicone like the black band?)

The chestnut leather band doesn't take sweat and water well. If you want to use it long I would recommend to change it for workouts, sweaming and and don't take showers with it.

Actually I think it is not worth the money, but with Epix's pins not removable there are not many leather alternatives.

The last good leather strap from Garmin was on Chronos.  That one aged well.

If you want I willl post pictures of my 9 month leather strap tomorrow.

Thx for your feedback. Does that mean yourself change band for every time working out? 
Consider and guess maybe its not to hard to anoying with the quickfix lock? 

Yes, please if you have time to spare:)

That is so odd, I noticed that after I bought the version with the extra strap!  I wonder if there is anything to justify the price difference, as you say you would expect that the bundle would be cheaper than buying them separately, not more expensive! Wonder if it has titanium buckle vs steel or something?  Though I do notice the Fenix 7 bundle is £80 difference which makes more sense if the retail of the strap is £89.