Hello everyone,

It's been quite a while since I posted here because I've been busy in engineering school (Go Gators!) but I have a quick question:

Where the heck can I find a reasonably priced Omega "Beads of Rice" bracelet that would be used on a Cal. 321 chronograph (pictured above)? The lugs are 17mm.

I prefer not to go aftermarket but I guess if I have to I will.

Thanks,

Radiozoop

 

eBay or the for sale section here.

You'll need to do some research as to which endlinks are correct for your watch.

Is it definitely 17mm and not 18mm?

 

Wow, thanks for your informative post. I will look into everything you said. I actually went to the Orlando boutique a couple months ago to get an extract and apparently my watch had its information destroyed by a fire at their headquarters some time in the 80's, at least that's what they told me. I like today's watches but I really love vintage and I hope the trend goes back to smaller pieces.

...to eBay it is!

Go Gators,

Radiozoop

 

It's definitely 17mm. Just measured with the calipers again. Seems to be a weird size?

 

Mine at 17mm and 16 endlinks

Appears like the 8270 above

 

That is exactly what I want. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for that and what price I should be watching for?

 

Can't help you on price it's the only one I've ever run across, about 5-6 years ago in a LOT of odds and ends.

I believe it is all real, but open to a correction if not.

 

Well that is disheartening about the rarity of the bracelet (at least this particular size). So far from my small amount of research today I've come across lots of 18mm and up but no 17mm (at least 17mm end links). I'll keep my eyes peeled though! Thanks for your help.

 

You could find a non-Omega beads of rice bracelet and file down the end links? Would be a much cheaper option and you'll find out if you like the combination to begin with.

 

570 or 70 end links are both 18mm but likely have the required shape. You'd need to trim a small amount from each side.

 

I would prefer to stay OEM. I definitely appreciate the advice to make sure I like the combo to begin with, but I have a couple BOR watches (Seiko and such) that I really enjoy, so I'm sure I'll enjoy the Omega bracelet. Thanks!

 

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep an eye out for what you've suggested.

 

Like all old bracelets, I would imagine those in really good condition will probably not be easy to find?

 

Exceedingly hard!

 

Good luck on the search!

 

Did you succeed?