I have searched high and low for a band. I am convinced they don't exist (at least they are out of stock everywhere). First it began cracking, then the screw sockets pulled out of the band, so I can no longer secure the band to the watch.
I've been trying to devise a plan for building a makeshift band, but I've discovered that the cell radio will forcefully power down if the antenna for it in the band is disconnected. Bluetooth and Wifi work without the antenna, but at significantly reduced efficiency. There are antennas in both sides of the band.
The problems with with coming up with a makeshift band are numerous. Without the real band, there is zero water resistance as there are sockets on both sides for the antennas. The holes that secure the normal band to the watch are simply holes, as the threads for the screws are embedded in the band, so a standard watch band pin will not stay put.
If I could find a solid way to extract the antenna ribbons from the original band while maintaining the rubberized connectors for the water resistance, somehow attach that in a durable fashion to a makeshift band, and find some sort of crossbar that would hold the band in place, maybe I could start wearing the stupid thing again.