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John-F

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Ray's description of how to secure the Alpine Loop doesn't match the way the guy in the London Apple store showed me.

Firstly he pulled the strap through the upper lug where the irregularity of the smooth/loop material enables it to be secured. Only then did he place the hook through one of the loops to keep the strap from flapping around.

If it's secured the way Ray describes, with the hook taking all the strain, you can imagine what might happen down the line.
 
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Ray's description of how to secure the Alpine Loop doesn't match the way the guy in the London Apple store showed me.

Firstly he pulled the strap through the upper lug where the irregularity of the smooth/loop material enables it to be secured. Only then did he place the hook through one of the loops to keep the strap from flapping around.

If it's secured the way Ray describes, with the hook taking all the strain, you can imagine what might happen down the line.
Not sure I understand the discrepancy, except Ray didn't mention first pulling on the strap to get the appropriate tightness. The strap is already through the upper lug when installed, so there is no threading it through, only pulling to tighten. That seemed pretty obvious to me. I'm wearing the watch with the Alpine Loop and have put it on and taken it off several times. The whole process is pretty straightforward, which is good because I originally wanted the Trail Loop for its convenience, but it is not available yet.
 
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