Yep got the same issue on the last hump with the Ocean. The Alpine is perfect other than I wish they had done a carbon fiber hook or something that would rub or scratch my MacBook for us keyboard "warriors". It sits right on my underside of my wrist.
Yeah nut $10.00 a mm in the US. It is an option, better than they have offered in the past.
Hold on. Are you saying that at 197mm wrist the regular Ocean is on the last hole but when using extender it is too long and doesn't properly fit on the bare arm? I really hope that's not the case as I was planning to get extender and my wrist is only 190mm or so.
When I use the extender, it wraps completely around my wrist almost back to the watch face. The extender piece, which is just the bottom part of the strap, is longer than both parts of the original strap combined. I'll be returning mine.
I chose the large alpine loop size over the medium for this exact reason. The large size leaves me about three loops before I hit the end and it is on the side of my wrist rather than at the very bottom. When I went to an apple store and tried on the medium it hit right in the middle on the bottom of my wrist where scratching my MBP would quite easy.
Go ahead and wear it over your wetsuit --- it is not a REQUIREMENT. Besides, unless your wetsuit has the thickness of a parka, I don't think it will fit even then. See my picture above.
