Has anyone used any 3rd party 20mm watch bands with their VA3? I like the stock band that comes with the slate version, but I would like to try a sport brand or a more "fancy" band for business meetings.
I did a search on Amazon for "20mm quick release watch band". There I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. I replaced the cheap looking band on mine with a much nicer silicone band that gives it a more sporty look . I got two for the wife for Xmas. One similar to the one I got and a nice leather one that she prefers to wear at work.
I picked one up last week off Amazon thinking the factory band wasn't going to be that comfortable. It's made by LwSergme and is more of a sports band with plenty of holes to help the band breath during workouts.
The new band is comfortable but after using the factory band for two weeks, I ended up liking it and tossing the 3rd Party Band in the drawer as a spare just in case the factory band breaks.
I'm using the Barton leather band (bought from Amazon) that I had for another watch that also used 20mm. It's comfotable and looks good (though it's getting weathered, which I think is normal for leather bands).
I did a search on Amazon for "20mm quick release watch band". There I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. I replaced the cheap looking band on mine with a much nicer silicone band that gives it a more sporty look . I got two for the wife for Xmas. One similar to the one I got and a nice leather one that she prefers to wear at work.
I recently upgraded from the Pebble Time Steel to the Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch and was using the extra wide "Hammer" band by Richard Tracy Brand (https://www.richardtracybrand.com/collections/frontpage/products/hammer) for my Pebble. You can also get it cheaper from Amazon for $14.00.
I really liked the band on my Pebble because of the wider width and the ventilation holes which made for a comfortable and secure fit.
At first, I was disappointed to find out that the VA3 uses 20mm bands and I wouldn't be able to use the one I had for the Pebble which uses 22mm bands. As it turned out, I just replaced the quick release 22mm pins that I used for my Pebble with the 20mm quick release pins that came with the original VA3 band and surprisingly, it works just fine! ciq.forums.garmin.com/.../1292944.jpg
curious on those using leather bands... how do u get the fit right so the hrm actually detects properly? cos with regular watches even, the band is always 1 notch too loose or too tight...not often just right.
