Running

Does anyone else suffer from their hr rate monitor causing an indentation in their risk resulting in an ungodly smell?

I have an odd rash under mine on and off. Right now it's not that bad, will try and get a photo of it next time it is a bit scaly there. I wear my 945 pretty much 24/7 and I use the watch for swimming and running. I'm not as hairy as that photo though - I have finer and lighter hair on my arms, mostly because I burned most of it off working in catering 25 years ago.

Generally it's only smelly if I don't clean it well enough. Well enough for me is taking it off at least twice a day and cleaning the wrist area well (with soap) and also giving the back of the watch a good clean to get rid of any salt build up and any skin cells that will accumulate if you don't clean there.

I have a Dettol branded anti-bacterial soap bar in the bathroom.

tl;dr clean the wrist AND the back of the watch twice a day and there should be no problem. If you do this already then clean it more often or pay more attention to it.

Photo of my wrist:-