Reviews & Ratings for Suunto Core Watch Strap — 2 reviews — Page 1

My son and I live and work outside in the Sonoran desert, NOT the urban snow bird desert, the real one.
I like/use the black out core with the elasto- watch band instead of the open edge,swiveled bar urban style band that comes on many suunto core's, because it keeps sticks, leaves, Bugs and cactus spines from lodging between the watch body and the band, preventing stuff from sticking you... "Less drag moving through the scrub".
If you look at the picture you can see it is wider near the watch and solid half way down on your wrist, more aerodynamic if you like.
This band also comes in blacked out hardware, I know because I'm wearing one.
I am on this site looking for another band...again....Second one this year...? These bands dry out fast in the heat, or maybe your skin oil destroys them, regardless they ALL CRACK ON THE INSIDE AGAINST YOUR SKIN, FALL APART into pieces and will allow the watch to fall off your wrist.
Lost one free diving and didn't even know it was gone till I was on board, stowing gear and realized my watch was gone. Suunto's bands are the weakest link in the chain of their performance watches without a doubt.You will be sorry if you don't buy 2 and have a spare.
The watch band may be their real cash cow @ $40 to $50 ea'..... you can pay as much $$$ as a new watch... in bands in a couple years.
The metal bands are heavy, heat up and induce cranky things in the ocean to strike at the reflection like they do fishscales......so black plastic is pref...
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Everything as it should be with this purchase. Great product and great price. Optics has great prices. Suunto has great products. My original band did break after years of use but as expected. Nothing lasts forever.