That is very reassuring..thank you for the helpful response!
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Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
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Back to comfy Nick Mankey black hook strap for camera handling and operating.
The good thing with that strap is that no hardware is touching the skin or anything.
No scratches possible.
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The good thing with that strap is that no hardware is touching the skin or anything.
No scratches possible.
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Oooo I like this! What band is it?
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It's a 10 euros Seiko diver look-a-like band from Amazon.
Here is the link:
https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B0761X3KNF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Nothing fancy as it is really stiff and the buckle is so-so BUT I love the "shoulders" which make the band larger than 22mm. ;-)
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Ready for the week end.
Have a good one everyone!
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Have a good one everyone!
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4.1 firmware update is now live: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=15031
Changes made from version 3.00 to 4.10:
Changes made from version 3.00 to 4.10:
- Added support for on-device videos demonstrating workout steps. These are available for the pre-loaded workouts now available in Yoga, Strength, Cardio, and Pilates apps. Additional workouts with support for on-device videos can be downloaded from Garmin Connect. Note: Videos are only available on Pro and Sapphire models.
- Added support for configuring power modes during an activity. (Activity Settings > Power Mode > Default Mode.)
- Added support for configurable low battery alerts. (Settings > Power Manager > Battery Saver > Low Battery Alert)
- Added support for all day respiration rate tracking (Widget > Menu > Add Widget > Respiration) and a Breathwork activity. (Requires SNS v2.50)
- Added support for turning Wi-Fi off from power controls and improved the sync experience by falling back to Wi-Fi, if phone syncs fail.
- Added support for inReach display verification, when using authentication.
- Brought in bug fixes and code improvements for CIQ SDK v3.1.
- Improved the widget loop editing (add, remove, reorder) experience when using glances. (Widget > Menu > Reorder Widget\Add Widget OR Menu > Widgets > Edit.)
- Improved altitude calibration for non-Fenix 6 pro/sapphire models.
- Made several improvements for CIQ music apps.
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I just ordered this strap, as I like my bands to be flexible when it's a hot day outside.Black Nick Mankey hook strap for the week end.![]()
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High tide!
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Another watchface to try...
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Looks tempting, but I'm still stuck on this one:Another watchface to try...![]()
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Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
Chinese titanium bracelet.
Great construction. Great quality!
Very solid!!
Quick fit springs are strong and their claws are large. Much better than my previous LFDAS titanium bracelet used on my 5X (26mm) and my Instinct (22mm).
Spring bars adjustment.
Easy to remove links with a little pin.
I have adjust my bracelet in 2 minutes.
So now on the scale...
Instead of 72grammes with the silicon band
Now it is 103 grammes once adjusted.
Excellent!
I have checked also with a magnet.
It is totally inert.
I would need to grind a removed link to check if the sparks are green white.
Someone else has done it with my old 50 dollars Chinese titanium band and it was titanium sparks!
The compass is working fine.
When it could be jammed by stainless steel.
Titanium is a-magnetic.
I have never been disappointed with Chinese titanium band but once. The culprit was the seller, selling stainless steel for titanium.
But for all my Chinese titanium bracelets, I have never been disappointed. This one is no exception.
Now I see LFDAS has doubled the price of their new models 128 dollars... They have smelled a good marker. But you can find their older model with the butterfly clasp for 50 dollars on Amazon.
This one is even better. You can find it for around 70 dollars. Mine cost me 57 dollars and came directly from China with free shipping.
So it was 3 weeks long. Cheaper but 3 weeks of waiting.
But really the quality is outstanding.
There is no noise or any "squicking". The satin finish is beautiful and even.
I wanted a non coated bracelet to suit my Silver titanium version.
In case of scratches it is very easy to erase them with my jeweler pads bought on ebay.
I have been able to keep my Tissot titanium watches pristine.
This bracelet will be no exception.
In less than a minute all scratches are simply erased if you go in the same direction as the original satin finish.
Anyway. It gives a very classy look to my Fenix for a fraction (a quarter) of the Garmin OEM bracelet.
More pictures in the daylight tomorrow.
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Chinese titanium bracelet.
Great construction. Great quality!
Very solid!!
Quick fit springs are strong and their claws are large. Much better than my previous LFDAS titanium bracelet used on my 5X (26mm) and my Instinct (22mm).
Spring bars adjustment.
Easy to remove links with a little pin.
I have adjust my bracelet in 2 minutes.
So now on the scale...
Instead of 72grammes with the silicon band
Now it is 103 grammes once adjusted.
Excellent!
I have checked also with a magnet.
It is totally inert.
I would need to grind a removed link to check if the sparks are green white.
Someone else has done it with my old 50 dollars Chinese titanium band and it was titanium sparks!
The compass is working fine.
When it could be jammed by stainless steel.
Titanium is a-magnetic.
I have never been disappointed with Chinese titanium band but once. The culprit was the seller, selling stainless steel for titanium.
But for all my Chinese titanium bracelets, I have never been disappointed. This one is no exception.
Now I see LFDAS has doubled the price of their new models 128 dollars... They have smelled a good marker. But you can find their older model with the butterfly clasp for 50 dollars on Amazon.
This one is even better. You can find it for around 70 dollars. Mine cost me 57 dollars and came directly from China with free shipping.
So it was 3 weeks long. Cheaper but 3 weeks of waiting.
But really the quality is outstanding.
There is no noise or any "squicking". The satin finish is beautiful and even.
I wanted a non coated bracelet to suit my Silver titanium version.
In case of scratches it is very easy to erase them with my jeweler pads bought on ebay.
I have been able to keep my Tissot titanium watches pristine.
This bracelet will be no exception.
In less than a minute all scratches are simply erased if you go in the same direction as the original satin finish.
Anyway. It gives a very classy look to my Fenix for a fraction (a quarter) of the Garmin OEM bracelet.
More pictures in the daylight tomorrow.
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Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
Daylight picture.
It is thick and massive and.... Light.
It really changes the Fenix 6 feel.
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Hey I got many ways to custom my Fenix now: orange silicon, nylon, leather, hook strap and titanium.
Each of them has their pro and con.
Orange silicon is well very orange and sporty and easy to bring in the water. All terrain reliable.
![Analog watch Watch Orange Watch accessory Wrist]()
Nylon is stiff but easy to wear in all circonstances. I would need to try their seat belt version for a more confortable feel.
Leather is ultra confortable and gives a steampunk patina look but don't like water and sweat at all. It gives a lot of character.
![Watch Analog watch Watch accessory Fashion accessory Wrist]()
The Diver is stiff and chunky and but works well. Not very confortable and thick.
![Analog watch Watch Watch accessory Fashion accessory Strap]()
Hook strap is the most confortable, light and low profile of all the previous mentioned bands but it can take a long time to get dry again.
![Watch Watch accessory Strap Fashion accessory Wrist]()
Titanium is massive, solid, all weather but add some chunk to it. A tank bracelet for a tank watch.
It will be a matter of taste and uses.
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Daylight picture.
It is thick and massive and.... Light.
It really changes the Fenix 6 feel.
Hey I got many ways to custom my Fenix now: orange silicon, nylon, leather, hook strap and titanium.
Each of them has their pro and con.
Orange silicon is well very orange and sporty and easy to bring in the water. All terrain reliable.
Nylon is stiff but easy to wear in all circonstances. I would need to try their seat belt version for a more confortable feel.
Leather is ultra confortable and gives a steampunk patina look but don't like water and sweat at all. It gives a lot of character.
The Diver is stiff and chunky and but works well. Not very confortable and thick.
Hook strap is the most confortable, light and low profile of all the previous mentioned bands but it can take a long time to get dry again.
Titanium is massive, solid, all weather but add some chunk to it. A tank bracelet for a tank watch.
It will be a matter of taste and uses.
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Hey @Nemo_sandman, can I ask how's your background tint when the backlight is on? Apparently there's a huge variance between watches. Check out the pic below, mine is somewhere in the middle somehow, not as blue but not perfectly black. The backlight level in the pic is set to 30% (pic is not mine, I grabbed a screenshot from a YouTube video).
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Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
Sapphire on the right and Gorilla on the left.
The Gorilla is blueish.
Screenshots from the video linked below:
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Here is mine at 20%. My Samsung S9 Plus enhanced the low lights.
But it looks MUCH less blueish than on my 5X and 5X plus.
The background is black with the backlight on.
It was really blue on my5X and 5X plus.
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Yes I was watching the same video about that too.
Sapphire on the right and Gorilla on the left.
The Gorilla is blueish.
Screenshots from the video linked below:
Here is mine at 20%. My Samsung S9 Plus enhanced the low lights.
But it looks MUCH less blueish than on my 5X and 5X plus.
The background is black with the backlight on.
It was really blue on my5X and 5X plus.
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Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
I have tested many bands (most Chinese) and I have only found issue on some silicon bands.
Spring to weaks, full plastic construction and small clasp. Lesson learned.
But not on titanium bands.
On my LDFAS models the clasp were less large than the Garmin's but I have had zero issue with both 5X and 5X plus and also on a 22mm model for my Instinct. Even the DLC treatment on the titanium was amazingly scratchproof.
There were really sturdy bracelets.
But on this last "silver" titanium bracelet, the springs are very strong and the clasp as large as Garmin's.
I cannot dislodge the band without a lot of force on the "triggers" of the quickfit system.
Compared to Aqualand Citizen's, Tissot's, Casio's (G-Shock Silver stainless steel band), this "TriLance Bracelet" is much better quality than the LDFAS titanium Bracelet
Ldfas (in black) and TriLance in silver.
The Ldfas claps are not as large as the TriLance but I had never have any issue with them.
Really the TriLance which is in the same price range is just much better designed in term of sturdiness.
Anyway both bracelets are certainly made in the same factory in China. The TriLance is just the new model they have developped for Applewatch, Samsung and Garmins!! :-D
![Watch Analog watch Fashion accessory Watch phone Bracelet]()
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By clasps I assume you mean the quickfit system ?How safe and stable are these chinese bands clasps? I would hate to loose an expensive watch just because I was too stingy to buy an original Garmin band
I have tested many bands (most Chinese) and I have only found issue on some silicon bands.
Spring to weaks, full plastic construction and small clasp. Lesson learned.
But not on titanium bands.
On my LDFAS models the clasp were less large than the Garmin's but I have had zero issue with both 5X and 5X plus and also on a 22mm model for my Instinct. Even the DLC treatment on the titanium was amazingly scratchproof.
There were really sturdy bracelets.
But on this last "silver" titanium bracelet, the springs are very strong and the clasp as large as Garmin's.
I cannot dislodge the band without a lot of force on the "triggers" of the quickfit system.
Compared to Aqualand Citizen's, Tissot's, Casio's (G-Shock Silver stainless steel band), this "TriLance Bracelet" is much better quality than the LDFAS titanium Bracelet
Ldfas (in black) and TriLance in silver.
The Ldfas claps are not as large as the TriLance but I had never have any issue with them.
Really the TriLance which is in the same price range is just much better designed in term of sturdiness.
Anyway both bracelets are certainly made in the same factory in China. The TriLance is just the new model they have developped for Applewatch, Samsung and Garmins!! :-D
Re: Fenix 6 (Solar?) & Tactical Garmin Instinct
Thanks. Mine is a bit more blueish than yours I think (mine's 6 Pro Sapphire so it looks it's not related to what kind of glass the lens is made out of, it's probably the display itlself or the calibration). I have contacted support here in Australia and I'm waiting to see what they have to say. I'm not too fussed about it though, I'm more curious than anything.
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