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I have tried several different replacement bands so far this one is the best. It has 2 rings to hold the band in place. It's flexible, I have the white and love the black rings and back to help keep it clean.

Hard to say that it is durable when I've only had it a month. That being said, I wear it all day. Showering, running, lifting weights. It's taken hits that a phone wouldn't last against. It's fine in ice baths and hot baths. It feels like it's going to last. Also, the charging port is clearly built for longevity/durability. Completely submergible, easy to keep clean.

Comfort is flawed. If you wear it 24/7 like I do, it will leave prints on your arm. It can be itchy, but taking itoff to clean it (very easy to do since it's waterproof) a few times a day is the best way to do it. That being said, any discomfort hasn't stopped me from using it all day. It doesn't cut skin or anything like that. I'd say comfort is adaquate with room for improvement.

Performance is fantastic. I'm a runner mostly, and it's amazing for that. GPS and hearrate monitor are spot on. I've never owned a smart watch, so I have no clue how up to date this piece is, but I love it. Apps are nice although I've only tried two widgets.

The phone application is fantastic on android. The watch has a feature that can help you find your lost phone when it's in Bluetooth range, which has already come in handy twice this month. Sleep tracking is nice and seems accurate although there's no way for me to test that.

Overall, I think it's a great product for me. Durable, reliable, and accurate, would be the words I'd use to describe it thus far. I'm a pretty active person, and those were important qualities for me.

Only one reason to consider the more expensive official band instead of this cheep alternative: the rubber piece that holds the end of the band to keep it from flapping always slips off. It doesn't have the same small tab that sticks into the band to keep it from sliding off. If they could engineer this, it would be much better.

Good watch band. Works well with my Garmin 225. My Garmin watchband broke and didn't want to wait for Garmin to send one, so I decided to give this one a try and... it works! Actually it is probably better than the Garmin one because it has 2 little rubber holders to tuck the band into instead of just the one that Garmin provides. Would highly recommend.

I want to like this garmin watch, I really do. The color (I chose white) is great because Garmin's Forerunner doesn't offer anything "softer" aka the black made me look like an undercover Navy Seal (120 lb female).

But, this replacement watch is like buying shoes where the laces don't stay tied: useless. The band is a one-size-fits-all and thus I have to tuck in the extra strap to the 2 bands provided to keep the slack in place. Cue re-tucking the strap 2395758x's a day. During a run it will just flop out and I am so sick of the process (I've worn it for like 4 days) that I'm ready to suit back up for my secrete mission and go back to the Garmin original one.

I am very pleased with the quality of this product, especially given the price. It looks very sharp, looks like it the original band (Garmin 235), and was fairly easy to install. I will note that the strap sometimes has difficulty staying in the piece that is designed to hold it down. This is slightly annoying, however, I was provided with two of these, so I think the intent was to wear both. I didn't like that look, so I only use one. As long as I am sure to secure the band in the right place (i.e., not too close to the end of the strap), it works great. I was nervous about the white color fading, but after 2+ months of sweaty runs, showering in it, swimming with it, and wearing it all day, it still looks brand new.

I'm so happy to have a white band! It is fits my Garmin 735 perfectly and it is easy to change out band. And it has resisted getting dirty. I have worn this band religiously for 5 months and it is still perfect white.

I am so very in love!!! After having my garmin 230 for about a month and a half, the purple bands began to look super dirty and no amount of cleaning would remove the stains. I wear my watch 24-7 so I was looking for something that would look equally as nice as the originals. I am so pleasantly surprised! These bands were ways to install after watching a YouTube video on it and my watch looks even sleeker than before! I love the white and white and it matches with so much more than the purple bands did! Super, super happy with the purchase!