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Got a new bracelet for my 105.003, what do you think?

  1. E-diddy

    E-diddy Jun 27, 2015

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    Hi Everyone,
    Want to share my mini-project with you. Been wanting a bracelet for my Ed White for a while and thanks to @oddboy I was able to secure a 7912 with 617 end links. Switching up a strap makes a watch feel new to me (and maybe I'm becoming a bracelet guy, I don't know). This felt like a mini-project because it sure was hard for me to install this one! haha. One of my spring bars is way too stiff. Anyhow, questions for you:

    - Even after adjustments, the bracelet is still too big for me. I need to get a link removed. Any advice about this? Can any watch repair shop handle at 7912?
    - Anyone have any 6 end links they want to sell me :)

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  2. rollingrevolver

    rollingrevolver Jun 27, 2015

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    Looks really nice with that bracelet. I especially love the faded insert :)
     
  3. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 28, 2015

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    Maybe lightly polish the two outermost segments of the 617s to make them more fitting with the bracelet, looks good though. Flatlink bracelets are all the same to size, you really just need some toothpicks, on the underside there's a cover strip, you pinch the bracelet, slide the cover off then pop it out.
     
  4. E-diddy

    E-diddy Jun 28, 2015

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    Done! Removed the links myself. Ok, it wasn't that easy to remove the strips, I'm not gonna lie. That was quite an accomplishment for me. Thanks for the tip, @dsio !
     
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  5. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 28, 2015

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    Oh nice, got some pics of after?
     
  6. dennisthemenace

    dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Jun 28, 2015

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    Well done. Those links are a pain in the arse to work on.
     
  7. oddboy

    oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Jun 28, 2015

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    Lookin' good! I like switching between bracelet and strap. Agree, feels like a new watch for a while.

    Rattly old goodness those old flatlink bracelets are!
     
  8. E-diddy

    E-diddy Jun 28, 2015

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    Thank for the feedback, guys. here's the after pic. The bracelet pic looks similar as before, except now i can suspend my arm in the air without the watch slipping :)

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  9. Mods

    Mods I'm not really an ΩF mod but I play one on TV Jul 19, 2015

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    I have a flatlink stamped 2 61, with 7 end pieces for my seamaster. However the sprung links don't seem to have the panel that can be slid off.
    Does anyone know how I can remove the links? Is it just a case of forcing open the section I'm pointing at?
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks

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  10. E-diddy

    E-diddy Jul 19, 2015

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    That looks like the section of the bracelet that is not adjustable by the approach I followed. I'm not aware of how you can adjust that part of the bracelet.
     
  11. watchlovr

    watchlovr Jul 19, 2015

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    Don't loose those links, they're like gold dust!

     
  12. gemini4 Ω 2

    gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Jul 19, 2015

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    I think the only alternative is to force open the link. Unless you have the correct delicate tools you are best going to a jeweler/ watchmaker.
     
  13. E-diddy

    E-diddy Jul 19, 2015

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    haha. got it. stored in little plastic bag.
     
  14. Mods

    Mods I'm not really an ΩF mod but I play one on TV Jul 20, 2015

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    Thanks for advise. Will be taking it to the jeweller this weekend