The serial number came off yesterday and I noticed there is a hole underneath where it was.
What is this hole and is it Ok to leave the sticker off?

The serial number came off yesterday and I noticed there is a hole underneath where it was.
What is this hole and is it Ok to leave the sticker off?

When the serial number sticker falls off please note that this does not impact the water rating of the device. There are alternative ways to locate your serial number or device ID # in the instance your…
Hi Sara.
Thank you for your reply.
I however do not understand how this is seen as not being an issue for a smartwatch that costs several hundreds of Euros (I paid it 400+ Euro in Germany almost exactly…
It’s good to know I’m not alone :)
- 6 month old (sticker fell off 2 weeks ago)
- used just as a typical smart watch (notifications, payments, ...) - no swimming nor any other sport activit…
This has come up in other threads and the official Garmin response was the hole is not a problem. Rather than try to glue it back on, I'd just keep it somewhere safe, maybe stick it to a piece of paper with some Scotch tape or something.
I understand that - and purchased Ultra Thin Clear Double Sided Tape to glue this - one must do this carefully as to not create a vacuum in the hole as it is the altimeter that requires that the hole is not in a vacuum.