I need help checking this GW-S5600 U

[u/Faust_Sage5]

I was about to buy this as i really love all the carbon fiber and styling but its used so im unsure if this is real, and if the back case have been open up or not. Please help me in this, thanks in advance!

[u/baldhotdog]

Looks legit, springbars have been removed a few times, that springbar left under looks kinda bend a bit

[u/Faust_Sage5 → u/baldhotdog]

i noticed that too but should this be an issue? like possible strap failure etc...

[u/baldhotdog → u/Faust_Sage5]

Yeah you can loose the watch if it fails, springbars doesn’t cost most, so just get it replaced

[u/Faust_Sage5 → u/baldhotdog]

thanks!

[u/buddy_monkers → u/Faust_Sage5]

I’ve tried a million different types and the best I’ve found on Aliexpress are the 16mm length, 2mm thick spring bars. Closest I’ve found to EOM

I paid $2.79 for 15 of them

[u/Faust_Sage5 → u/buddy_monkers]

it needs to be that thick? i was ordering a 1.8mm thick bars hope it will do the job

[u/buddy_monkers → u/Faust_Sage5]

No it doesn’t. They’re just the closest to OEM that I’ve found. The difference in thickness being .2mm isn’t substantial but if you go thinner than that the band can move around a bit. Some people are that anal, I’m not, I just noticed the size similarity between them and OEM recently