You want to know something gross? The skin is still stuck to the watch. (It's hard to peel off. No idea how to get it off!) I could technically put the watch back on and not worry about my skin getting ripped off again because it already has a "skin barrier" stuck to it.

But in all seriousness, it has a heart rate monitor built into it that needs to make contact with your skin to get an accurate heart rate. That's partly why I bought the watch, and unfortunately, you can't get heart rate if there is a band in the way.

Maybe I'll just go buy another Fitbit. At least I know those don't irritate my wrist! I've had two already. I just upgraded from a Fitbit to a Garmin because Garmin has the best GPS tracking features.