Bit concerning to see. Doesn't look like an easy fix either. Good luck Tim.

Expensive rubbish.

Of course not ideal but maybe you can fix/glue it into something like underneath....better than not use it:).

https://www.tomtom.com/nl_nl/sports/accessories/straps/scuba-blue-red-large/
www.bestbuy.com/site/lunatik-epik-polycarbonate-case-and-silicone-band-for-apple-watch-42mm-black/7487161.p?id=1219683442454&skuId=7487161

Looks like a potentially good solution!

You should be covered under consumer guarantee, regardless of warranty.

www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/consumer-guarantees

Products must be of acceptable quality, that is:
safe, lasting, with no faults
look acceptable
do all the things someone would normally expect them to do

It is normal to expect to be able to wear a watch without the band breaking and rendering the watch unusable.

Photos of my broken gw60 watches





I sat on the watch with both arms Broken - still water proof
the empty box represents the coffin that was my watch that broke a band while sailing = gone

the watch with single band slowly developed a tear around the Gps aerial- finally let go the other day

Reaseaching wrist based cases at moment

havent contacted locosys yet to see if replacement bands available

cheers Jeff

No plastic bands ever survive salt water. Metal is the only way. I had a Swatch Watch in the 80's and it slowly crumbled away. Nothing since has done any better.

choco said..
You're meant to wear your watches on the wrist not your arse.

Problem solved

You haven't listened to the the GPS legends, it's either IN your arse or on your head to have reliable data. What were you thinking of, wearing a watch on the wrist hahaha. What a piece of sh#t.

Is my brand new unused GW 60 $350 toy dodgy ?

Noooooooo !

Just checked I first used my Gw60 on 11 dec 2016, it gone faultlessly since, not sure how many ks it's done but could be about 5,000km.

Does sound like they are a bit delicate though and need careful handling.

Bummer about the wrist band. My experience with Locosys on warranty and repairs has been quite frustrating, too. I eventually got one watch that was obviously not functioning replaced under warranty, after many emails, pictures, and videos of the issue. The replacement watch I received does not have backlight on the LCD screen, and the GPS button is very hard to press, but I did not want to go through the hassle of trying to return it again. The dealer was quite helpful in the warranty claim, but everything going back and forth always went from Locosys to the dealer and then to me, which made the process even slower. Not quite as slow as getting a definitive answer from them about a broken screen repair, though - it took them months before they eventually said the repair would cost about as much as a new watch, after adding the shipping costs.

Is this band plastic ???!!!!
Even cheap watches have silicon rubber bands !!!!
you can't have a plastic band, it won't last in the sun and salt water.

MartinF2 said..

Looking at that you should be able to buy a replacement band, must have been a batch of faulty wrist bands.

boardsurfr said..
Bummer about the wrist band. My experience with Locosys on warranty and repairs has been quite frustrating, too. I eventually got one watch that was obviously not functioning replaced under warranty, after many emails, pictures, and videos of the issue. The replacement watch I received does not have backlight on the LCD screen, and the GPS button is very hard to press, but I did not want to go through the hassle of trying to return it again. The dealer was quite helpful in the warranty claim, but everything going back and forth always went from Locosys to the dealer and then to me, which made the process even slower. Not quite as slow as getting a definitive answer from them about a broken screen repair, though - it took them months before they eventually said the repair would cost about as much as a new watch, after adding the shipping costs.

Mate it is the responsibility of the place you bought the watch from to replace it , and then they have to take it up with locosys.. you shouldn't have to deal with that side of things..