Need advise on two bracelets

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Lennyt

·Dec 10, 2022

Hello everyone.

I have two bracelets that I would like to use on my Omega watches but have no idea what model they go with.
Also need to source end links for both, aftermarket will be ok but no idea where to get it.
The one with expandable / sliding clasp measures 16mm at the end and the other is 17mm.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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janice&fred

·Dec 10, 2022

Those are some snazzy looking bracelets. I had a similar sliding clasp bracelet on a 60's seamaster but in stainless. I think both would be good for seamasters and constellations and end links can be found either in this site's for sale section and online.

 

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Dan S

·Dec 10, 2022

Those are USA-made 7-row beads of rice bracelets, so I believe that they were often fitted at the point of sale to various models. Without knowing what watches you have, it's hard to give advice, maybe you could elaborate on that.

[Edit: Apologies, I looked too quickly. One is 5-row and one is 7-row.]

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MtV

·Dec 10, 2022

Nice, the sliding clasp one (5-row BoR) is one of the earliest incarnations of the famous bracelet.

There are different endlinks available for both bracelets, and likely a total of 50+ refs you can use them for.

The most common would be #11 end links for the 5-row and #70 endlinks for the 7-row. Both are 18mm in width and fit most of the 50s (5-row) and 60s (7-row) Seamasters and Connies with 18mm lug width. The modern incarnations of those end links (#511 and #570) are still available from Omega.

I’ll second what @Dan S said - show us potential candidates in your collection and we might be able to tell you how to fit the bracelets.

 

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SkunkPrince

·Dec 10, 2022

If the five-row with the sliding clasp is excess to your needs, I'll give it a new home.

 

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Lennyt

·Dec 10, 2022

Here is the candidates. I don't have many yellow color cases.
First two are gold filled

The next two solid gold

 

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SkunkPrince

·Dec 10, 2022

The two with straight lugs would be contemporary with the seven-row bracelet. The other two contemporary wtih the five-row bracelet. Now you just need to find end-links and verify that the bracelets themselves are long enough to fit you.

We have lists that match bracelets to watches by case number, which is inside the case back. It would be worth your time to have a watchmaker remove the case back for you and record the case number, so the right end links can be specified.

 

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Dan S

·Dec 10, 2022

I honesty did not realize that the bracelets were golden. Do you have the reference numbers for those watches? There is good information in this thread about bracelets and endlinks wrt reference numbers.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/case-bracelet-endpiece-list.81618/

 

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Lennyt

·Dec 10, 2022

Just realized this one won't work anyway because it has rose gold case not yellow like any of two bracelets.
Does it make it more rare compared to yellow case color?

 

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SkunkPrince

·Dec 10, 2022

L Lennyt

Just realized this one won't work anyway because it has rose gold case not yellow like any of two bracelets.
Does it make it more rare compared to yellow case color?

In termns of bracelets, yes. Omega made rose bracelets for watches in the 50s but they didn't seem to do as much with rose as they did with yellow, and most of these were assumed to be strap-only. Rose buckles are rare at least in vintage but a modern one shouldn't be too bad.

So i in general, yes, but good luck, and strap might be easier.