Skin irritation like that is often caused by bacteria. Bacteria love the warm and humid atmosphere under your watch. Some advises:
Any users experiencing any sort of skin irritation will need to contact Product Support directly. We will need to gather information from you that we wouldn't ask for in a public forum. These complaints are taken seriously and we will work to find the…
For any user who experiences skin irritation, please reach out to us directly at support.garmin.com to get in touch with your local support team. We will need to work with you one-on-one and gather some information that we do not request via the forums…
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. Please review the following FAQ that provides…
Hi,
just wonder if the wrist HR will be in the meantime a good enough replacment for belt HR?
Can you then replace running dynamics (like Power) with the foot pod? belt HR gives me on longer run some skin irritations. And i thought it would be an alternative…
Another possible reason is compound skin irritation caused by accumulation of sweat. I noticed that if my hand gets even slightly sweaty, after a few hours I start to feel irritation under the watch. I do the following and then I do not have irritation…
haven't washed it or my wrist,
One suggestion would be to switch it overnight (at least until that skin irritation clears up) I have a preference for it on my left too, but wearing it on my right while I am sleeping is something I don't notice, but it gives my left wrist time to breath…
