Abanen Upgraded Quick Fit 22mm Nylon Watch Bands for Garmin Fenix 8 47mm / Fenix 7 / epix Pro 47mm, Adjustable Webbing Sports Strap with Stainless Steel Clasp for Instinct 3 45mm, Fenix 6/5

Usually bands for my forerunner 955 are too long but this one is the perfect length. It’s well built, looks good, feels comfortable and now I plan to get all the colors. This band really makes the watch look so much more high quality. Installation is easy. The blue is a nice neutral blue. Not sure about the bad reviews, these work great for me!

I got this band to replace the stock rubberized Garmin band on a Fenix 6. To me, this band is so much more comfortable. Plenty of room for adjustments to fit. Looks stylish and dries quickly when it get wet. My favorite band so far.

I had trouble deciding to purchase this band due to some questionable reviews but it’s a pretty decent band for $20. It was a little stiff out of the packaging and I thought it was going to be super uncomfortable/abrasive but I’ve been soaking it with water/bending it around to break it in and that seems to be helping. The clasps aren’t machined as well as the Garmin OEM band so they slide a bit on the watch bars but there isn’t any play in the physical connection. At the moment, I don’t feel like the band will detach from the watch but I’ll have to see a couple months from now. I downhill race mountain bikes so I need it to be secure and as of now it seems sufficient. I’ll try to remember to update in a couple weeks.

Good material, but some materials seem to come undone from the end. If you the loose strands, it works well and the material is long lasting.

I've been wearing this band 24/7 for 3 months, except when charging my watch every 2 weeks for an hour or so. Unlike some of the negative reviews - I've had no problems at all. Wearing doing heavy yard work, resting wrist on edge of computer for hours, etc. No fraying, or even wear on 'keepers'. Buckle and end attachments 100% secure. Cleans up perfectly with some hand soap. Dries quickly when wet. More comfortable than leather or metal bands I have on other watches. Buckle allows correct sizing, when wrist is a little bigger or smaller than usual. No stretching on holes for buckle tang.

I put this band on my watch 3 days ago and when I was swimming near a waterfall it broke off and my watch is now gone forever. The clips that hold the band to the watch are poor quality, unless you want to buy a new watch don’t get this product!

I've been wearing this Abanen watch band for a few weeks now. I swap bands regularly based on my activities. I purchased this band for casual wear, not for sports. First observation, the nylon strap is very stiff and feels rather coarse. There has been minimal fraying thus far, so the stiffness is likely a trade-off for durability. My biggest disappointment is with the QuickFit clasps. The hold on the watch pin is a little loose and the spring is weak. When attached, the QuickFit clasp barely covers much of the watch pin. I have other QuickFit bands with much wider pin coverage and go over the pin very securely. The springs on those are noticeably stronger, too. I included a photo for reference. The Abanen band description indicates "Upgraded" version but it does not seem like it. I contacted the seller and they confirmed I have the upgraded band, since the prior variant used a plastic clasps. The band is definitely cheaper than Garmin options, but for the same price, there are better options available.

The okay:- Material is decent. More like a textile type of material, not rubber. It does get wet, but only take a few minutes to dry. And you don't really feel it.- Installation was a snap.- Texture is decent, doesn't scratch your skin.The bad:- The excess strap isn't really held down by the 2nd loop as you can see from the picture. I did try to move the 2nd loop towards the end, but it doesn't stay in place.Didn't return it, but wouldn't get it again.