Does the Suunto Gekko use a standard watch band?
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Damselfish
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You can buy it wrist mount, which gets you the large watch band style thing, or you can get it in a console.
Damselfish
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I'm not sure there is really such a thing as a standard watch band, but no. It's sort of like a watch band, but completely different size and attachment. There is a mount some people buy which uses bungies instead so you can just slip it on. Why do you want to replace it?
CFDAlden
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Use an armband style MP3 band. Find one that has good velcro, for a secure fit.
I'm going to disagree and say that, yes, the Gekko *does* use a "standard" watch band. However, while I consider it a "standard" watch band (in that it has a simple spring-pin-and-band configuration), the band is much wider than any plain old watch I've had, and the spring pins are much beefier. I don't know whether you're likely to find a watch repair shop who has the proper sizes. :biggrin:
Personally, I use the DSS bungee wrist mounts for my Gekko, my Vyper2, and my SK-7 compass. I used two separate bungee loops, so even if one fails, there is an independent backup. Mine are the pink variants available at Think Pink Scuba -- strictly as a loss-prevention measure, of course. (There's little overlap between people who would steal your gear and people who like bright pink.
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By the way, the Gekko, Vyper, Vyper2, and Vytec are identical in their wrist-mount and console-mount versions. If you have the console-mounted versions, you just open the console and pull out the computer, and it's ready for a DSS bungee mount or a Suunto wristband. The "ears" into which the watch-style band's spring pins attach are there on the console-mounted computers. (There is no such thing as "console mount" and "wrist mount" in the computer bodies themselves. The *only* difference is where they're put and what's attached.)
Personally, I use the DSS bungee wrist mounts for my Gekko, my Vyper2, and my SK-7 compass. I used two separate bungee loops, so even if one fails, there is an independent backup. Mine are the pink variants available at Think Pink Scuba -- strictly as a loss-prevention measure, of course. (There's little overlap between people who would steal your gear and people who like bright pink.
)By the way, the Gekko, Vyper, Vyper2, and Vytec are identical in their wrist-mount and console-mount versions. If you have the console-mounted versions, you just open the console and pull out the computer, and it's ready for a DSS bungee mount or a Suunto wristband. The "ears" into which the watch-style band's spring pins attach are there on the console-mounted computers. (There is no such thing as "console mount" and "wrist mount" in the computer bodies themselves. The *only* difference is where they're put and what's attached.)
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