tbwonder said..
I think I have posted this before, the easiet way to avoid losing your watch should the strap fail is to pass a 200mm loop of elastic through one hole of one side of the strap, then put your wrist into the loop as you put your watch on. Should the strap break (On either side) then the strap and watch will be left dangling on the elastic loop.
This is a great solution and is the solution I would use if I was worried. I have had good experience with the Garmin bands, but if I have a bad experience, this seems like a low cost reliable way and you can remove it when not using it for water sports very easily. I was going to use a small lanyard tether with a fine loop to pass through a band hole. Attach or remove in a few seconds and as a secondary tether it is going to take multiple failures to lose your watch.
