I have this Omega BoR bracelet (type 1068) on my Seamaster Cosmic. I was wearing it when all of a sudden the watch dropped off my wrist. I managed to collect all the pieces and re-assemble it. But the 'lock'-link (is that what it's called) has cracked (see picture) at the hole fixating the link. I have another 1068 I bought to get more links. Does anybody know how to replace this broken link with a link from the other bracelet? Do I have to go to a vintage watchmaker?
Hi, if the bracelet is long enough I would just remove the damaged link. Looking at this I'm not shure if thats the genuine condition of the bracelet. Has the damaged link a hole in the side / is it one of the removable ones? Were is the damaged link located, could you please post some more pics? Thank you
I had my local watchmaker put a link from the replacement bracelet onto this. I assume it is that link that has broken. That could account for the difference in size. Yes, it is a removeable link with a hole. I cannot figure out how to remove. Do you just twist the beads/grains open where they meet?
It's very hard to say how to repair something that your WM has already attempted a repair upon. It looks like there has been an extra link added from a non-matching bracelet and it looks like the end of this link has failed. I'd go back to your WM and get him to have a look, if he manages to fix it then get him to have a look at the rice grain links too, one's the wrong way around and I'll bet it happened when he 'fixed it' last time.
I think the watchmaker took a link originally placed further up towards the watch head than the one he replaced
