I received a new omega, but I can't remove the BOR because the springbars between the lugs are fixed. What's the solution?!? I dont know...

 

This?!?

 

Probably need to pry open the connectors between bracelet and lugs.
A pic wouldn’t hurt ya know.

 

With a small jeweller's saw (bocfil in French) you can cut the springbars if the endlinks are not too tight. (the blade comes in various sizes and can be very small). Also, you need a steady hand.

 

Ah. Alrighty! Thnx!

 

What are you dealing with? As @gemini4 said, help us help you by letting us see what you're dealing with. Could easily be shoulderless or female spring bars rather than fixed.

Edit: for example, these are not fixed bars despite all evidence to the contrary when they were obscured by a bracelet:

 

Perhaps open the (3)small rings which attach the bracelet to the bars.

 

If you cut them, and they are indeed fixed springbars, you will be up shit creek.

If they are full width shoulderless springbars you might be OK.

Please provide hi res macro shots for further advice.

 

I think then you'd be removing the bracelet but the ends would still be attached!

I can't believe they are fixed springlinks. I've had many bard pairs of springlinks that have taken me an age to remove, patience and perseverance have fortunately always eventually won the day!

 

Opening the 3 small rings would, I think, release the bracelet and end links but I agree, the spring bars are probably not fixed.

 

Thinking about it again I think you're right

 

Wouldn't that risk breaking the rings?

 

Not if you give it a little heat

 

Have a close look at the spring bars.
Do they have a tiny tab on them like these?
Many people miss them as the tab usually rolls from view. These are original Omega spring bars.

 

Sorry guys! People were bothering me at work! Why!?! So I went home...

Anyway, I looked again and what did I see? Haha! Little fockers!

Thnx guys for your advice!!

 

Nice surprise! I have to remove smooth/shoulderless bars mated with bracelets (often fixoflex for some reason?) from time to time, it is no fun. You have to cut them, some bastards like to put them on non-drilled through lugs.

 

So later I'm going to do a short write up about this watch. It's a very interesting piece....

 

I'm glad you asked here before cutting...

 

Yes they are almost always turned so you can't see them, which is why putting these back on is a bad idea...and why I hate these bars on bracelets.

 

They're off and I'm not putting them back on. The bor was 18mm while the lugs size 19mm. Thnx!

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