Band for Garmin VIVOACTIVE HR Watch, Soft Silicone Wristband Replacement Band for Garmin Vivoactive HR Sports GPS Watch

The loops that come with these bands have the little nub that locks into the band (like the Garmin straps do), hallelujah! Most 3rd party bands don't seem to have this.These seem identical to the Garmin bands in every way (besides the lack of the Garmin logo). Hopefully they hold up just as well, but I don't have the data to comment on durability yet.

This is one of those gem-of-a-find when the price seems too good to be true... but this band replacement for the Garmin Vivoactive HR is a near-identical item that's only missing the "Garmin" imprint on the stainless steel clasp. The material, fit and finish seem top notch and almost indistinguishable from OEM. I chose the Band for Garmin Vivoactive HR Watch, Soft Silicone Wristband Replacement Watch Band for Garmin Vivoactive HR (Navy) and it's as comfortable and easy to wear as the original band. And yes, indeed, the clasp is stainless steel and a real topper is that the retention loop actually has the notch to stay in place on the watch band. The band even has the identical pattern as the original item. You can't ask for much more... ...other than, perhaps more colors?? By the way, I replaced the band because the retention loop broke on my OEM Vivoactive HR band and I couldn't find just the retention loop by itself. The price alone makes this worthwhile, but the quality makes it a gem.

I bought this to replace my broken band. This band is almost identical to the OEM band that came with the watch with only some minor differences. I went with 4-stars only because the clasp feels a little bit cheaper and looser than the original.The included tools made it easy to take off the old band and pop on the new one. The whole process took about 5 minutes.

This watch band is about 1cm shorter than standard which means I have very little band left to secure at the end.But it does work and is far cheaper than the Garmin offering while appearing to last about the same time.They do get bonus points for including an extra keeper since that's typically the first part to go.You need two torx screwdrivers to get the band loose and they provide them - however the drivers are little long which makes it difficult to control two drivers while trying to support the watch. This is a quibble since they'd have to develop a more specialized version to handle it.Overalll I recommend this item even though they altered it to be shorter tan the first one I bought from them.

When the keep on the bracelet broke, I searched for replacements and found many others had experienced the same issue. With an OEM version potentially costing $30, I found this item, seemingly a huge bargain. I noted that some of the reviewers indicated they only received one Torx screwdriver (you must have 2) and I did receive both. I found that the segment of the band that was not the part with the clasp was shorter than the one I had (I had the XL version), but might have been enough. I left it in place and only replaced the segment of the band with the clasp and keeper. Replacement was easy except you have to be really (really) careful as the torx screws that screw into the bar that spans the band and secures it to the watch are really (really) tiny. One of mine decided to fall out unexpectedly when removing it and was very hard to locate. Happily, it was located and the band replacement completed. Quality of the band seems very good and fit to the watch as good as the original band. Very minor difference include that the clasp doesn’t say “Garmin”.

It looked like a quality product but the material must be fairly cheap. it split ere the pin went through and fell off in less then a day. Fortunately this happened in the house and not out hiking or we would have lost the watch.

Ordered the watch band just because the tie down strap on my OEM band broke.band is made of different material. A Softer rubber. Sticks to things more, Example, the watch is now a lint trap.The OEM Tie down strap had a nub on the inside that fit into the holes in the strap preventing it from moving. This tie down strap does not have that. It is always not as rigid and flexes to much for my liking.I guess my expectations were to high for a Made in China Product.

My Garmin band is well worn but holding up fine, only the 'tail retainer' ring broke. This band is identical in size to the original, but much lower in quality. The rubber is softer and doesn't feel as good; buckle is made of thinner metal. For now I just needed the retainer ring (there were 2 in the package). But if the original band ever breaks, I will be buying the real one from Garmin.