After a month at customs, I finally got my delivery from Uncle Seiko from the USA. In addition to the flatlink and Holzer bracelet there is an additional pair of end links for a flatlink. I mounted it on the Forstner bracelet. In fact, they fit better into the grooved horns of the omegas. They don't protrude like the Forstner end links. Whereby this is sometimes more, sometimes less noticeable. Depending on how the housing of the Omega is shaped. Since they are made of bent sheet metal and not massive like the Forstner, you have to bend them accordingly, which makes assembly a bit tricky. With the Seamaster, I haven't completely succeeded so far, but with the Speedmaster it looks very good. The band is also led a little deeper into the end links, resulting in a small hump at the transition that does not exist in the Forstner.
Here again the Forstner Endlink on the Seamaster:
And now with the Uncle Seiko:
In the out of focus area you can already guess that something protrudes on the other side, and that's how it is. Just like with a real vintage strap, this still has to be set correctly and the wearing comfort is also more vintage-like rattling than with the Forstner, which gives a more comfortable feel. In this picture you can see how it doesn't fit exactly yet and you can also see the slight hump towards the band:
With the Speedmaster, the forester's protrusion wasn't that bad:
And with the Uncle Seiko it will be almost perfect:
Very, very small irregularities and the aforementioned hump also here:
