[gaijin]

New update. 6.00

Quite a lot of improvements in version 6.00:

:-!

 

[gaijin]

100% founded !!

https://nickmankeydesigns.com/shop/...NSAhmHSMpLVLdBnhPnlRt_LcGySw8J56PeepLR7pLODTg

Well... not exactly. What is 100% funded is the minimum funding goal which gets us only the black elastic with brushed silver hardware. A nice start, but I require the astro black hardware which doesn't become available until the US$2,400 level is funded.

So... keep on funding, folks - we'll get there sooner or later, I'm sure. I'm already in for two four-packs, so come on, step up!

 

[gaijin]

It is now !

Not exactly happy face worthy news - I guess I get 8 black straps; that must be some REALLY expensive elastic material Nick's buying :-s

 

[gaijin]

Tell me exactly what is happening ? I thought it was sorted out ? If I can help !

I supported the campaign with 2 orders for a four-pack of 26mm straps - eight straps total. If only the base level of US$2000 is funded, the only strap color available is black. So, as I understand it, when my pre-order is filled, I will have a choice of silver hardware or black hardware; but the strap elastic on all eight straps will be black. I suppose I could choose all different stitching thread colors, but all the straps will be black. My, albeit snide, comment about the expensive elastic was based on the fact that the pre-order campaign hinges on an additional US$400 per strap color - i.e. a new roll of colored elastic must be at least US$400 to make pre-order a requirement for availablity.

Hey, I took the risk when I placed a pre-order for more than one strap. Live and learn.

 

[gaijin]

Nick's answer:
"That is certainly a fair point. But this is just the beginning. As demand calls for it, I am happy to add more colors to the mix, and I'm happy to work with those that have ordered any multi-packs. But my very custom elastic does in fact come at great manufacturing cost. And not to mention the new hardware (also unlocked at each level), which requires CAD programming, mold making, production, and plating fees. All of which I cannot do without enough funding to keep the lights on out here in CA."

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Thanks for reaching out, you are really helping this effort.

If all Nick sold were 26mm straps, and if this were a new business for him, I would better accept his response. As written, his response implies that he cannot sell ANY 26mm straps unless they are pre-ordered - and in enough quantity to justify each style/color choice. That's a safe strategy for a start-up, but Nick is trying to grow an existing business.
In most expanding businesses, you use the profits from existing sales (presumably Nick has a lot of business with his straps in other sizes based on the plethora of strap colors and hardware options already available) to fund investment in new raw materials (i.e. strap material and hardware) to support expected future sales of new products - in this case the 26mm straps. It doesn't make sense to make all future new product sales contingent on a pre-determined minimum quantity of pre-orders. As the situation stands now, If a potential customer goes to Nick's site to order a Tan 26mm strap, they would find it is unavailable. The same for any other 26mm strap other than black.

Nick has undoubtedly gained a lot of new potential customer exposure through the 26mm strap pre-order campaign, but he is losing a lot of potential business by not investing - up front - in 26mm strap material (funded now not only by profits from sales of existing products in other sizes/colors, but by a hefty success (US$2214) with the pre-order campaign).

Anyway, this is beyond the topic of this thread. Thanks again for your efforts and I will discuss with Nick to see what, if anything, we can do.

HTH

 

[gaijin]

I miss the old Time Zone...

The old one:
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That's very curious. I'm running the latest software (v. 9.00) on my 6x Pro and I still have what you call "the Old One." I have never seen the Time Widget you call "the New One."

HTH

 

[gaijin]

I miss the old Time Zone...

The old one:
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Turn Widget Glances OFF (MENU > Widgets > Widget Glances OFF) and you will see the old version again.

HTH

 

[gaijin]

Those Garmins are made to work perfectly out of the grid. Good thing.
The Garmin connect is just convenient but no need to have it to use the watch.
The weather works...

Certainly not the case on my Instinct. Since the Garmin ecosphere went dark, my weather widget has looked like this:

No Garmin ecosphere = no Garmin Connect mobile.
No Garmin Connect mobile = no weather widget.

HTH

 

[gaijin]

It looks like your GCM is at least partially operative. On my iPhone 7+, this is what I see when I open GCM:

Sensitive content, not recommended for those under 18

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That could explain why yours works and mine does not.

Well... I'll just be patient and hope that none of my work over the past couple of days doesn't get lost in the ether.

Thanks for the feedback

 

[gaijin]

Gosh! Who knew the Garmin Connect splash screen was X-Rated???

 

[gaijin]

One year ago... I bought mine...

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And I bought mine exactly one year ago today. Thanks for all your helpful posts!

 

[gaijin]

So to be clear, the picture above is of a 40mm garmin Instinct? I am looking all over the web for the lug to lug for both 40 and 45mm models.

No. To be clear, that is a photo of the original Instinct - Standard Edition which is a 45mm model.

HTH