Info Teric straps have changed

[stuartv]

This may be old news to y'all. But, I received a new Teric today and it came with a totally different strap arrangement than my original Terics came with.

My original Terics came with:

- Normal rubber watchstrap, requiring tools to unscrew and remove the strap pins in order to change the straps.
- A strap extension that adds on to one side of the watch strap to make it longer, for wearing over a drysuit or thick wetsuit.
- Two little hex bit screwdrivers for using to unscrew the strap pins for removal/replacement.

The new Teric came with:

- A watch strap that is like a "normal" watch strap, except that is quick-change hardware, so you can remove/replace it in seconds, with no tools. I just figured it out and R&R'ed one strap without even looking at a manual.
- A shorter replacement strap for one side, for people with smaller wrists, I guess. It is definitely a replacement for one side, not an add-on extension.
- An elastic strap, like a Perdix strap, that has little hooks to hook it onto the strap pins after you remove the "normal" rubber watch strap.

It is definitely good that it came with the elastic strap. The longer watch strap (installed from the factory) is long enough to wear on my bare wrist with only 2" of strap sticking out after the buckle. I don't think it will fit over my 5mm wetsuit. Definitely not over a drysuit.

 

[Joneill]

This may be old news to y'all. But, I received a new Teric today and it came with a totally different strap arrangement than my original Terics came with.

My original Terics came with:

- Normal rubber watchstrap, requiring tools to unscrew and remove the strap pins in order to change the straps.
- A strap extension that adds on to one side of the watch strap to make it longer, for wearing over a drysuit or thick wetsuit.
- Two little hex bit screwdrivers for using to unscrew the strap pins for removal/replacement.

The new Teric came with:

- A watch strap that is like a "normal" watch strap, except that is quick-change hardware, so you can remove/replace it in seconds, with no tools. I just figured it out and R&R'ed one strap without even looking at a manual.
- A shorter replacement strap for one side, for people with smaller wrists, I guess. It is definitely a replacement for one side, not an add-on extension.
- An elastic strap, like a Perdix strap, that has little hooks to hook it onto the strap pins after you remove the "normal" rubber watch strap.

It is definitely good that it came with the elastic strap. The longer watch strap (installed from the factory) is long enough to wear on my bare wrist with only 2" of strap sticking out after the buckle. I don't think it will fit over my 5mm wetsuit. Definitely not over a drysuit.

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Interesting and thanks for sharing! Can you post pics of the new “normal” watch strap?
Also - are the hooks on the elastic strap plastic? How durable do you think they are as I’d be a bit concerned on potential to break and lose the computer? Thanks!

 

[stuartv]

The new Teric.

QR strap attachment. Long strap on watch.

Normal strap and short strap.

On my wrist, using the longer strap. I'm 6'1", 260 #, and wear L or XL gloves. I think my wrists are kind of on the slender side for a man my size.

The elastic strap. I do believe the attachment hooks are plastic. But, you would have to break both of them to lose the computer. If you only break one, the computer will flop around, but not fall off. However, the buckle itself is also plastic. If that were to have a catastrophic failure, you could lose the computer.

 

[Manatee Diver]

That is a better design than that extension strap. The other is the new Remora webbing strap, I just ordered an orange one from DGX with my replacement Divesoft sensor.

 

[stuartv]

That is a better design than that extension strap. The other is the new Remora webbing strap, I just ordered an orange one from DGX with my replacement Divesoft sensor.

To clarify for others, as I did not know this or understand what you said.

The elastic strap that came with my new Teric (pics above) is called a Remora Webbing strap and is also offered separately by Shearwater, for USD$20.

Remora Webbing Colour Strap Kit (For Drysuit)

Colour-coordinate with the rest of your dive gear quickly and easily with the Remora Quick Release System. Allows divers' hassle-free switching between straps to suit different diving suits, wrist sizes, and colour preferences. The Remora™ webbing straps are designed for compatibility with the...

shearwater.com

"Remora" apparently actually refers specifically to the quick release attachment system.

They also have Remora Silicone strap color kits, if you want a normal, silicone watch strap in a different color, for USD$50.

Remora Band Colour Strap Kit

Colour-coordinate with the rest of your dive gear quickly and easily with the Remora Quick Release System. Allows divers' hassle-free switching between straps to suit different diving suits, wrist sizes, and colour preferences. The Remora™ bands are designed for compatibility with the TERIC...

shearwater.com

All are available from Dive Gear Express.

Shearwater - Teric

Diving watches have traditionally been perceived as being less capable or having poorer information display as a result of compromises for size; that's no longer true with the introduction of the Shearwater Teric dive computer.

www.divegearexpress.com

 

[Manatee Diver]

...understand what you said.

I often don't understand what I am saying.

 

[MyBuddy]

@stuartv would you post a pic of the bottom of the Teric W/O the strap installed?

 

[Pavao]

They released that some time ago, that’s same mechanisms Garmin uses, except Garmin has a bungee option.
I don’t understand why shearwater didn’t just go and copied the whole thing, I mean, the computers (perdix, petrel) comes with that elastic bands and most of us remove it in favor of the bungees.
The Garmin ones may just fit anyway, so, someone could possible use them on the shearwaters

 

[brsnow]

They released that some time ago, that’s same mechanisms Garmin uses, except Garmin has a bungee option.
I don’t understand why shearwater didn’t just go and copied the whole thing, I mean, the computers (perdix, petrel) comes with that elastic bands and most of us remove it in favor of the bungees.
The Garmin ones may just fit anyway, so, someone could possible use them on the shearwaters

Garmin has updated theirs, that looks like the previous style and wouldn’t shock me if Garmin straps would fit. The new Garmin still work with older straps.

 

[stuartv]

@stuartv would you post a pic of the bottom of the Teric W/O the strap installed?

Like this?