Female spring bars

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eustace

·Mar 2, 2015

Hi,

Any recs on nice straps for a watch with female spring bars? I can't seem to find much of anything other than nato. Here's what I'm shopping for:

Thanks!

 

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LouS

·Mar 2, 2015·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

You can use regular straps on a watch like this. It is only the springbars that have to be suited to the lugs.

 

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eustace

·Mar 2, 2015

Do you take out the spring bar from the regular strap and just fit it into the lug pins?

 

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X350 XJR

·Mar 2, 2015·Vintage Omega Aficionado

No, female spring-bars are just as they sound, with a hollow end that fits over the pins on the case.

 

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eustace

·Mar 2, 2015

Understood... but I don't get how Lou means to use them. I have the female spring bars. I just have no idea where to find a strap that has holes large enough to fit them.

 

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Modest_Proposal

·Mar 2, 2015

Sometimes they just need a good shove.

 

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citizenrich

·Mar 3, 2015

I use toothpicks to solve your dilemma...

 

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woodwkr2

·Mar 3, 2015

PM sent. My 19mm (guessing) Horween shell straps would do quite nicely as the leather is more pliable than some.

As Rich reccs, the toothpick trick should help too, or use the bracelet end of a standard Springbar tool and go around in circles to gently stretch out the ends of the strap.

 

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eustace

·Mar 5, 2015

@woodwkr2 - 18mm.

I tried the toothpicks trick. Worked like a charm...thanks guys!