After 9 months of fairly constantly wearing my Instinct Solar watch I've noticed a distinct red area on my wrist under the raised central area where the heart rate monitor and pulse ox lights are located. I have noticed other reports online of similar skin redness in this area caused by both Garmin and other brand of watch. Is this causing damage to the skin? I've attached a photo.
I have sometimes gotten the same skin irritation like yours. I notice it more when I don't take off the watch in the shower and then remains damp under the watch. Wear the watch on the other wrist…
The skin should most of the time be in contact with air. If the watch covers the same piece of skin for a long time, bacteries who don't like oxygene and otherwise could not survive, can multiply and provocate…
We are sorry to hear about the issue you are reporting. The skin irritation may be a result of build-up on the watch band and/or casing. You should discontinue wearing your watch until your skin has healed…
