Hi OmegaForum,

I just noticed that my Speedmaster clasp is starting to show some metal fatigue. Since I really like the vintage appeal of stamped omega sign I would love to keep wearing it. Do you have any advice on how to prevent it from spreading further?

Thanks

 

The other side looks like it doesn’t have long either. Think it is just tears of wear

Looks like you have to search eBay for another. They do come up from time to time.

 

Metal fatigue like this is only going to get worse with continued use, unfortunately not really much can be done to mitigate it.

Could be laser welded but would probably be cheaper to simply source a replacement.

 

JB Weld?

 

I haven't experienced anything like this even with vintage bracelets. How often have you been wearing this?

 

Laser weld It for $10 and it will last another 30 years.

 

Thanks for your response. I have contacted my watchmaker Nico Rijsman and he also sugested to point weld it. Will post an picture of the end result + the costs

 

In the meantime I have a very reliable clasp to support me

 

I have been wearing it for the past 3 months now ( I bought this bracelet at an eBay auction, but I didn’t check it for metal fatigue at that time. It probably already had Some signs of wear I guess)

 

I am a little unsure at what I am looking at. Is that a small crack in the clasp?

 

It is a smal crack indeed, clasp still works atm

 

I never knew clasp could fatigue like that! May I ask how old that clasp is and what model of omega it came with? I'm going to have to pay much closer attention to clasp when looking at vintage pieces now.

 

Or not buy watches off bricklayers

 

I can’t figure that component suffering low cycle fatigue issues..

 

Nico Rijsman fixed it perfectly! You can hardly see it. Ready to go for an other 50 years

 

"Laser" weld it. I just discovered this in the past week or so.

 

Unfortunately, welding will crate an HAZ. It may be possible to mitigate the problem with post heat treat, but in all likelihood it will not be a satisfactory solution. You will just get failure next to the weld. In any case. replacement will be just about the same price.