Bracelet set for my vintage Omega

Because my new job pays me a lot more than I ever made before, I decided to go shopping for some vintage watch bracelets. A style I like and isn't too terribly expensive to get (except from a certain eBay seller, ahem), I got some matching bracelets for two of my watches.

They appear below with a third that is at least Omega related.



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These bracelets are vintage Forstner Komfit. You may have seen them before, they are made with a mesh strip that is then covered by small metal segments. I was able to source stainless in 11/16", yellow gold in 18mm, and I had already sourced the red gold in 18mm for the Lemania.

As with many things used, these things are filthy when they arrive, and in general well-used. I did some hand polishing with Simichrome on the gold and 3M Marine Cleaner and Polish on the stainless. Might have to get some rouge and a polisher, though. Or pay my watchmaker. 😀

In general, I'm pretty happy with these. Period-correct, colors match pretty well, easy to use, robust. I wish the picture were better but I'm not all that good at these small things!

Fantastic. I think many of us could upgrade our watches with carefully-chosen bracelets or straps. It makes such a difference!

Wow. Those look really great! I picked up two of the exact same model, NOS, not too long ago but haven't quite found the right watch to put them on yet.

very well colour matched. How do they feel on? do they pinch?

Not at all because the back side is mesh!