Brand new Bond bracelet needs to loosen up. Is there a way to speed up the process?

A few years I bought a brand new Bond bracelet (1503/825) through my AD for any of my Bond Seamasters (2541.80, 2531.80, 2220.80) with the idea that I would get one of them serviced by Omega and then put on the new bracelet to turn back the clock on this iconic classic. But then I kept putting off getting one of them serviced so the bracelet sat unused.

Well I finally sent the 2541.80 off to get a full service with a new bezel, new dial, new hands, new crowns, and new gaskets. I will basically have a new looking SMP come back to me. In effect I will have a time machine back to 1995 on my wrist. So now is the time to pair it with the new bracelet.

But here's the problem--a couple of links are tightly bound to one another so it does not naturally drape around my wrist. Almost like a kink. I can press on the links to flatten them out but they don't want to smooth out on their own.

Constantly wearing the bracelet will cause the links to loosen up over time. But is there something I can do to fix the issue right away? Lubricate the connection points? If so, with what? Should I constantly work the links back and forth with my fingers? The tightness is both between some of the removable links and some of the non-removable links.

Any advice would be welcome.

So I soaked the bracelet in silicone lubricant and worked it in by manipulating the links. It has loosened up enough to use at this point. I'll let it naturally break in on wrist when my GoldenEye returns from service.

Out of interest, if you don't mind, what did the new bracelet cost?

I think it was around $725. But I bought it a couple of years ago. So it probably costs $250,000 now. 😲

And I'm pleased to report the silicone lubricant worked like a charm and now the bracelet is silky smooth. There was one connection between links that was particularly stubborn, but thankfully it was with removable links so I swapped the offender out and it fixed the issue. The one link seemed to be machined just a tiny bit too wide where the links meshed so it was binding.

Edit - I just checked my email and it was indeed $725. $710 for the bracelet and $15 for shipping. This was in February 2023 so it was two years ago. At that time I was living in a different location and was working remotely with an AD. Thus the shipping charge. Now I live with an Omega Boutique nearby and I don't get charged shipping when they need to order bracelets or links for me.

Now that I have my nice new bracelet sorted out all I can do is wait for my GoldenEye SMP to come back from OSC. 😟

I'm looking forward to something like this:

Prices tend to go up fast at Omega's recently.