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GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2

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GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2

3.7 · 8 ratings for this design

ColourBlack

from $18.99

  • 22mm lug
  • 5 colours
  • Quick release

Specification

Fits
Instinct 2, Instinct
Lug width
22mm
Material
Stainless steel
Fastening
pin buckle
Fitting
Quick-release spring bars
Sizing
Links come out with the pin tool
Colours
Black, Navy Blue, Gray, Green, Khaki
Wear
Rinses under a tap

Cut for the Garmin Instinct and Instinct 2, this 22 mm stainless steel band fits with quick-release spring bars for a straightforward swap. Choose between a milanese mesh that slides and locks along the weave, or a link bracelet where links come out with a pin tool. Both fasten with a pin buckle and sit with a firm, mechanical feel.

The milanese option bends and folds to lay flat against your wrist. The link bracelet shapes around the wrist through removed links, so you can fine-tune how it sits. Each style is made in steel and designed to pair with the Instinct line without altering the watch itself.

The other colour

How GEAK sells this one

5 colours of one metal band, cut for a 22mm lug, with the price against each. The fitting does not change down the list.

  • Black $18.99
  • Khaki $19.99
  • Navy Blue $21.99
  • Gray $21.99
  • Green $21.99

Closer

GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2 in the hand

  • GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2, another view
  • GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2, another view
  • GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2, another view
  • GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2, another view
  • GEAK 22mm metal band for Instinct 2, another view

What is in a GEAK box

  • The band, in the colour you choose
  • Quick-release spring bars, already fitted
  • A pin buckle and keeper in the same finish
  • A pin tool for taking links out

Getting it on the watch

Which watches
Instinct 2, Instinct
Lug width
22mm - measure the gap the old strap sat in
Fitting it
Quick-release spring bars: a fingernail on the lever frees the old strap
Sizing it
Links come out with the pin tool to bring it down to your wrist
After the gym
Rinse it under a warm tap and leave it flat to dry

Under a minute the first time you do it, and about twenty seconds after that.

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A strap is a strap. It does not change what a watch measures, it does not make a watch more water-resistant than the watch already is, and nothing here is a medical device. Stainless steel releases small amounts of nickel, and nickel is the most common cause of allergic contact dermatitis in the United States; anyone who reacts to costume jewellery should read the material line before buying a mesh band. A band worn tight enough to leave a mark is worn too tight, and a rash under a watch is a reason to take the watch off and ask a clinician rather than to buy a different colour.

Every width, every colour

Every width and colour in the GEAK collection sits behind this button, with the price from our last update against each one.

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