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·Hi All,
I've owned a 145.022-76 Speedmaster for a few years and bought it with a vintage 1171 bracelet that I believe to be original to the watch. I've opted not to wear it with the bracelet so far because it was pulling the hairs on my wrist and was also too loose. I feel like there is an issue with the bracelet because (1) my wrists aren’t that hairy, so it’s strange that it pulls my hairs so much and (2) my wrist is 6.5 inches, so it’s strange that my bracelet just won’t fit. I’ve included photos of the bracelet below.
I'd like to start wearing my watch on the bracelet from now on. I don't know much about bracelets and have a few questions:
(1) Is my bracelet very stretched and do I need to have someone remove the stretch? Will removing the stretch solve the hair-pulling problem? Is there something else that needs to be done to make it stop pulling at my wrist hair?
(2) Is there someone in the US who removes bracelet stretch on these bracelets for a reasonable price? I've seen some options for bracelet restoration that cost over $300 and I'm not sure if it's worth it at that price.
(2) If it isn't actually that stretched, is there a way to remove some links so the watch fits my wrist? I believe the bracelet only has fixed links because it looks like it's impossible to make the bracelet shorter without unfolding the center links.
Again, I've never learned much about vintage bracelets, so any help would be appreciated. I realize my questions probably sound super basic. Thanks so much!
I've owned a 145.022-76 Speedmaster for a few years and bought it with a vintage 1171 bracelet that I believe to be original to the watch. I've opted not to wear it with the bracelet so far because it was pulling the hairs on my wrist and was also too loose. I feel like there is an issue with the bracelet because (1) my wrists aren’t that hairy, so it’s strange that it pulls my hairs so much and (2) my wrist is 6.5 inches, so it’s strange that my bracelet just won’t fit. I’ve included photos of the bracelet below.
I'd like to start wearing my watch on the bracelet from now on. I don't know much about bracelets and have a few questions:
(1) Is my bracelet very stretched and do I need to have someone remove the stretch? Will removing the stretch solve the hair-pulling problem? Is there something else that needs to be done to make it stop pulling at my wrist hair?
(2) Is there someone in the US who removes bracelet stretch on these bracelets for a reasonable price? I've seen some options for bracelet restoration that cost over $300 and I'm not sure if it's worth it at that price.
(2) If it isn't actually that stretched, is there a way to remove some links so the watch fits my wrist? I believe the bracelet only has fixed links because it looks like it's impossible to make the bracelet shorter without unfolding the center links.
Again, I've never learned much about vintage bracelets, so any help would be appreciated. I realize my questions probably sound super basic. Thanks so much!
