People with clicky buttons, have they stayed clicky?

You clearly think you're a smart @ss. Of course it's addressing defective buttons. The Op and majority of others all discuss a change in behaviour, responsiveness or tactile feedback of the button, many leading to exchanges or returns. We're not discussing a consistent and specific 'click feel' as if it was an intended design characteristic.

My first 945 (bough on October 2020) had several sticky buttons just within month from purchase.

My retailer replaced the watch with a new one - and that one had sticky buttons from the start! This watch was replaced too.

Now, with my 3rd watch, 3 months after I got it, the down button went sticky (feels as stuck inside, need to press hard for it to work, no responsive feel) but works.

Currently I'm in the middle of training program, and can't wait 1-2 weeks without the watch, for it to be replaced.

So much frustration! I regret I didn't invest more money and bought fenix. Just because of this all experience I won't recommend anyone to buy this watch, but to buy something with better build (that is on par with the fortune you have to pay for it).

Alex_Ch said:

So much frustration!

This button issue is a design defect. Wrong selection of supplier or model of buttons used.

You are likely to face the same issue if you RMA and stick to the 945.

Like what some members mentioned and if the function works, just let it be.

If you are looking for the best button "feel", 945 is definitely not the right one.

My forerunner 45 has better buttons.

B1nny said:

You clearly think you're a smart @ss. Of course it's addressing defective buttons

You're getting all worked up for nothing Bunny.  No one mentioned any defect with the buttons until you jumped in and Alex_Ch just two hours ago said his were sticking.  Those should be replaced.  You're trying to correlate the loss of the button "clicky" feel with what you believe will be the eventual failure of the button function without any evidence.  As I said earlier, my four year old 935 has never had any click and it's never stuck, crunched for failed to function when pressed.  Same goes for my 945 and apparently for a couple others too. 

B1nny said:

all discuss a change in behaviour, responsiveness or tactile feedback of the button, many leading to exchanges or returns

And not one said or knows if their buttons would have failed to function had they kept their watches.  They were exchanged or returned due to preference or assumption.  Of course there are defective buttons out there and those watches should be returned or exchanged, but the loss of a "clicky" feel isn't a guarantee the buttons will fail to work in the future. 

LOL . Either you're on the wind-up, have a defect, or you work for Garmin - who knows. A loss in the 'clicky' feel or any change in the way the button interacts with the user over a period of time is a defect - regardless if the button still functions. This is what's being discussed and clearly what you don't quite understand. There are countless analogies I could give but I'd be wasting my time.

I had my 945 replaced to fix the fattened down button and all the buttons on the new 945 were perfect I thought finally. A week later the middle 'up' button has suddenly turned crunchy/sticky! It's losing it's click everyday so annoying I haven't worn it sleeping or used it in water why is this happening.