My previous post

I deleted it because you're joining various watch forums and copy-pasting the exact same message.

Your entire approach seems more like a grumpy smear campaign than someone seeking actual advice or opinions.

Twitter is only effective if you have followers.

This seems to be the only forum where people took the time to have an interest in what you were asking and tried to be helpful.

It's fine if you didn't hear what you wanted (whatever that may have been) but there's not much more we can say.

I service Omegas all the time, and refinish/clean many bracelets like yours. I have never seen one "fail" like you have described. In fact I service many brands and have never seen what you have described on any of them, so as others have suggested, this is not exactly an epidemic for Omega or anyone else.

My advice is to take your bracelet to an independent watchmaker who can look at it and see if it can be repaired. New pins/sleeves may solve it, and there might even be oversized pins that can be used.

One other thing to consider - the bracelet should be cleaned periodically, not only for pure hygiene, but because dirt inside the links acts as an abrasive, and it will accelerate the wear of the pins, etc. If you see to people referring to Rolex bracelets "stretching" they are really referring to the wear between the links.

Cheers, Al

Your previous thread was deleted due to it being copy/pasted word-for-word from other watch forums. It was also your first post here.

Sorry, you don't get to re-create the same spammy thread again. It has nothing to do with the subject matter. Don't believe me? That's probably because you don't know the forum or people here much at all, and only signed up to use it as a target for your grumpy scattergun.

I had a Seamaster Chronograph from around 1997. I think they use the same bracelet. I was never happy with he pins and sleeve system, but that's only because they're such a hassle to swap around. The bracelet and pins stood up to a vast array of abuses beyond normal usage (I lived on a yacht for two years, on the water, not in a marina). There was countless tough smashes against stainless steel, snagging the watch bracelet on boat parts, daily ocean water, sand and more sand, chemicals, fuel spills, etc. I lost track of how many times I did something stupid and expected the watch or bracelet to be seriously damaged. It probably held most of my weight on several occasions, I've sustained more damage than the bracelet ever did.

Despite my best efforts, it showed only very slight signs of stretching, mostly around the clasp/pins area. It didn't present as a worn down bracelet at all. To say that it was simply durable would be quite an understatement.

I sold the watch late last year, the new (3rd) owner seems very happy with it too.