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Help removing Omega 175 end links
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoI'm afraid a watchmaker isn't going to have an easy time either. The end links are folded in place and will need to be pried open to be removed.
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Davidt
·Even then you’ll be missing a middle link. You’ll need to remove the two outer pieces of the last link as well to use a pair of tradition Endlinks.
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Skipper_S
·Thank you all for your input!
same reactions from my watchmaker too 🙁
same reactions from my watchmaker too 🙁
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoGetting creative, one could kill two birds with one stone.
A cutoff wheel on a Dremel or flex-shaft tool could be used along with plenty of protective tape to cut the ends off the existing end-links.
Easier done in Photoshop, but with a little patience it's certainly doable.
A cutoff wheel on a Dremel or flex-shaft tool could be used along with plenty of protective tape to cut the ends off the existing end-links.
Easier done in Photoshop, but with a little patience it's certainly doable.
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shatterstate
·Interesting post, when did Omega change the style to remove the endlinks without damage? If a Dremel was used, I am assuming the endlinks couldn't be used again?
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janice&fred
·Interesting post, when did Omega change the style to remove the endlinks without damage? If a Dremel was used, I am assuming the endlinks couldn't be used again?
You are correct. However X350 XJR's method provides a usable center link for a more traditional head link to mount. It also preserves the width of the top link to end link fit as no more need to remove a partial link. Each of those top links are tapered. 👍
