{"id":482989,"date":"2026-06-04T16:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/482989\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:44:10","slug":"someone-strapped-an-automatic-watch-to-the-fitbit-air-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/482989\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone strapped an automatic watch to the Fitbit Air \u2013 here’s how"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fitbit Air doesn\u2019t replace your analog or digital watch, and that\u2019s one of the biggest reasons it works. Naturally, some users are already strapping their automatic watches to Google\u2019s fitness tracker.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s Fitbit Air<\/a> isn\u2019t some novel product. In fact, it returns to the basics of traditional Fitbit products. It\u2019s essentially just a sensor chassis on a strap. No display. No buttons.<\/p>\n

One benefit of wearing the Fitbit Air is that it doesn\u2019t replace your analog or digital watch. Let\u2019s say you want to wear a new Longines Hydroconquest with a fitness tracker. Your options are a fitness band like the Fitbit Air or a smart ring like the Oura Ring, because wearing a smartwatch and an automatic watch is a bold move.<\/p>\n

Wearing a fitness tracker with a watch doesn\u2019t look half-bad, but you\u2019re still wearing two bracelets.<\/p>\n

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Enter the latest trend \u2013 sliding your analog watch onto the Fitbit Air strap. Some <\/a>have already taken to social media<\/a> to post their latest Frankenstein\u2019s monster. The end product is a watch with the Fitbit Air on the same strap, tucked under the wrist. One creator<\/a> even printed an adaptor for his Casio calculator watch.<\/p>\n

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How to strap your watch to the Fitbit Air<\/p>\n

Undo the Fitbit Air<\/a> strap but leave the body attached.<\/p>\n

Remove the strap from your analog\/digital watch.<\/p>\n

Note: Leave the spring bars in place.<\/p>\n

Slip the Fitbit Air strap through your watch spring bars like a single-pass NATO band<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Secure the band so the Fitbit Air sits under your wrist, and the watch on top.<\/p>\n

The Fitbit Air has a strap width of 18mm, so your watch will need to have a similar lug width. With 20mm lugs<\/a>, the Fitbit Air strap seems to work fine, but there\u2019s going to be a gap. You can probably get away with 19mm if you have something like the Certina DS Action Diver 38mm, which uses an odd gap size.<\/p>\n

The Fitbit Air placed underneath doesn\u2019t actually look all that bad. It sits so low that it almost looks as thick as a clasp on a metal bracelet.<\/p>\n

The major downside to this method is how good the strap looks. Strap choices are limited, and you can\u2019t really buy alternative options like a basic NATO strap<\/a> or a Marine Nationale band<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Google recently released its own designs<\/a> so band manufacturers can build near-OEM straps. It\u2019s only a matter of time before more hit the market.<\/p>\n

Google doesn\u2019t officially support this method, because why would it? It\u2019s a fun project that\u2019s easy to do on your own, especially if you don\u2019t want to wear two bands.<\/p>\n

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