You have to stabilize
the watch against your wrist, line up the two opposing ends of the rigid silicone strap, and then squeeze a pair of metal prongs into two finicky holes.
Not exact matches
While the actual
watch body feels similar
against your
wrist, it is the band that is the biggest factor.
I compared steps and heart - rate tracking
against an Apple
Watch Series 3 on my other
wrist, and
against handgrip heart - rate readings on hotel gym elliptical machines.
The
watch is also designed for comfort and fit during exercise, meaning it is curved to sit perfectly
against the
wrist.
The rose gold shone
against my chocolate complexion, once I could actually get the
watch on my
wrist.
Sensors include a 3 - axis accelerometer and an optical heart sensor on the backside of the
watch that rests
against your
wrist.
You have to stabilize the
watch body
against your
wrist, line up the two ends of the strap (much easier said than done), and then mash two metal prongs on one end into two stubborn holes on the other end.
This replacement band has strong fold - over clasp that feels comfortable
against your
wrist and keeps your
watch securely fastened to your
wrist.
The body of the
watch also rests flat
against my
wrist.
The G
Watch was also more comfortable to wear than the Gear Live, which tended to rub
against our
wrist bone, despite its curved body.
It was almost impossible for me to tighten the
watch to its last loophole because the fat underside of the
watch was smashed
against my
wrist.
There isn't much else to it than that, it works and works pretty well, although the
watch will recommend that you tighten the band if it is too loose which did happen to me once, so I suspect that the sensor wasn't pressed directly up
against my
wrist.