A question about Omega DeVille (1987)

Suominen.TT · Jan 22, 2019

I just bought this piece for me, and was thinking about changing the bracelet for another one. I was thinking about Stainless bracelet or maybe even change the bracelet to a leather strap.

Does anybody know what types of bracelets can be fitted to this model? and is the leather strap conversion possible?

Exact model can be found here:
https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-de-ville-omega-dl-396-1012

Thank you in advance.

-Tony

WYO_Watch · Jan 22, 2019

You are going to have a hard time getting another bracelet and an even harder time getting a leather band to work with that watch. Integrated bracelets are tricky to find exact fits. You’ll need to look for a beads of rice bracelet with 5 rows. For leather, you’ll have to have someone do something custom for you.

Suominen.TT · Jan 22, 2019

WYO_Watch
You are going to have a hard time getting another bracelet and an even harder time getting a leather band to work with that watch. Integrated bracelets are tricky to find exact fits. You’ll need to look for a beads of rice bracelet with 5 rows. For leather, you’ll have to have someone do something custom for you.

Yup, that's exactly what I thought. Custom leather strap doesn't sound too bad, but I'm wondering how bad would the 2 slots look like on the strap.

One option is to resell this watch and buy a another one with mounts suitable for leather straps. lol

WYO_Watch · Jan 22, 2019

S Suominen.TT
One option is to resell this watch and buy a another one with mounts suitable for leather straps. lol

I usually don’t tell people what they should do with their watches, but that’s what I would do. Either wear it as is or look for something else.

Unless you are in love with the watch, have sentimental attachment to it, or know someone who does leather work. It is going to be far more expensive and far more work to get this thing on a band.

Archer · Feb 7, 2019

New bracelet will not be hard to find, but it won't be cheap...

Omega still makes the bi-coloured bracelet - 020SE1451439 | BRACELET STEEL AND CLEAR YEL PVD

If you want the all steel version of the bracelet, that is - 020ST1451439 | STEEL BRACELET

Cheers, Al

Mouse_at_Large · Feb 7, 2019

This is a longshot, but might be worth trying. Have a look at leather Swatch strap replacements such as these https://www.watchgecko.com/swatch-replacement-watch-strap.php, and see if a bit of trimming with a very sharp craft knife might work. No guarantees, but you just might get something workable for not much monetary risk.

A question about Omega DeVille (1987)

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