Omega Fixo-Flex 558 Compatible watches?

Aquariusmatic · Aug 28, 2020

So, in my wisdom of buying first - hitting my head against a wall second I have purchased a NOS FixoFlex-S 558 bracelet in haste and was fully content with the Idea of mounting it on one of my oldies...

The package arrived, I smiled ... 10 seconds later I'm frowning. I can not put it on anything in my collection.

Sooo here's a good chance for me to sneak another piece into the collection - cause I have the bracelet for it, good idea eh?

My question is, what Omegas are compatible with the 558 endlinks?

Lacazema · Aug 28, 2020

Awww such a shame you need to buy a new watch 🙁 But I agree, you can't justify having a bracelet with no watch to match !

https://omegaforums.net/threads/ome...ds-for-case-166-041-and-others-100-gbp.61118/ Here's a link to a listing with 558 ends posted by ChrisN where he lists a couple of compatible models

And again ChrisN with the save https://omegaforums.net/threads/ela...-896575-with-end-links-558.61252/#post-765181

Aquariusmatic · Aug 28, 2020

That was a joke 😉 but if some budget options are available I'd like to get one... If not I'll probably list it for sale somewhere.

tdn-dk · Aug 28, 2020

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

Look for reference that ends on 558 like this

Aquariusmatic · Aug 28, 2020

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

Look for reference that ends on 558 like this

Thanks a bunch!

EDIT:

Well I'm not really liking the stuff posted in that list, any real world experience on what else can be mounted on? Preferably with photographic evidence 😁

Peemacgee · Aug 28, 2020

I bought a cross-hair dome dial, dogleg Constellation at auction a few years back and it came with box, papers, receipt, hangtag ....and an Omega fix-o-flex bracelet with 558 end links.
(it was purchased from a NAAFI, likely somewhere in the Far East, by an RAF chief technician.
So, as it's quite a practical option, I suspect it was bought with the watch.

I can't say that the end links are an exact fit radius-wise but they kind of work (better on the wrist than in the photo, as the links more-or-less adopt the line of the cranked lugs.)

BTW, I took the bracelet off straight away when I got the watch serviced and wear it on a leather strap

Aquariusmatic · Aug 28, 2020

Peemacgee
I bought a cross-hair dome dial, dogleg Constellation at auction a few years back and it came with box, papers, receipt, hangtag ....and an Omega fix-o-flex bracelet with 558 end links.
(it was purchased from a NAAFI, likely somewhere in the Far East, by an RAF chief technician.
So, as it's quite a practical option, I suspect it was bought with the watch.

I can't say that the end links are an exact fit radius-wise but they kind of work (better on the wrist than in the photo, as the links more-or-less adopt the line of the cranked lugs.)

BTW, I took the bracelet off straight away when I got the watch serviced and wear it on a leather strap

That's a beautiful watch, i don't quite see it on the Flex more on a BOR or some exquisite leather.

Been googling, seems to me I'll wait up for my 200th post and see from there...🤦

Sherbie · Aug 28, 2020

I love watches on bracelets, but iMO, this one is just not an attractive bracelet, regardless of what watch i could match it with

for me, these flex bracelets just SCREAM cheap

so i would sell it and buy a new watch, this time with the correct bracelet

Aquariusmatic · Aug 28, 2020

Sherbie
I love watches on bracelets, but iMO, this one is just not an attractive bracelet, regardless of what watch i could match it with

for me, these flex bracelets just SCREAM cheap

so i would sell it and buy a new watch, this time with the correct bracelet

Amen! That's the exact plan. 👍 No amount of DIY home chemistry and metallurgy will make it fit on any of my current items. Away it goes.

flqt-9000 · Aug 30, 2020

It is suitable for the Genève’s 1##.041:

JwRosenthal · Aug 30, 2020

Peemacgee
I bought a cross-hair dome dial, dogleg Constellation at auction a few years back and it came with box, papers, receipt, hangtag ....and an Omega fix-o-flex bracelet with 558 end links.
(it was purchased from a NAAFI, likely somewhere in the Far East, by an RAF chief technician.
So, as it's quite a practical option, I suspect it was bought with the watch.

I can't say that the end links are an exact fit radius-wise but they kind of work (better on the wrist than in the photo, as the links more-or-less adopt the line of the cranked lugs.)

BTW, I took the bracelet off straight away when I got the watch serviced and wear it on a leather strap

I have no doubt that the bracelet could have been paired to the watch at the time of sale. It was not uncommon for someone at an AD getting a watch with strap and asking them to order a bracelet or see what that had in stock. If the “correct” factory bracelet wasn’t available or the customer wanted the flexi- then they would just slap that on. Watch buyers back then weren’t as persnikity about fit as we are today- if it worked, it worked.

flqt-9000 · Aug 31, 2020

Here some more information, the models 1##.041 came with two different size of the lugs, one has the lugs longer than the other, and has not the soleil finish.
The fixoflex bracelet will suit only this kind of case, here is an example:

Lucasssssss · Aug 31, 2020

flqt-9000
The fixoflex bracelet will suit only this kind of case, here is an example:

This isnt quite true.

The Omega filoflex bracelet is ref 1122, and I primarily see it on Omega Admiralties.

The 558 endlink fits "short lug admiralties" and geneves; references 135.041, 136.041 and 165.041.

The ref 1122 also came on 563 endlinks, in which case, it fitted standard admiralties, namley; 135.015 and 165.038

To add to the confusion, there is also a 608 endlink, which fits on case 135.042 and a 607 endlink which fits on 165.037.

If anyone else has any other information, please do share 😀

As for these bracelets seeming cheap, I can tell you that when put on the right watch, they fit perfectly, and look really great (I generally dont like filoflexes either, but these are an exception) There is a great thread here on them: https://omegaforums.net/threads/comprehensive-omega-admiralty-thread.69037/

flqt-9000 · Aug 31, 2020

I did not explain myself: there exist two types of case also for the references 1##.041. I will post pics later.

JimInOz · Aug 31, 2020

flqt-9000
I did not explain myself: there exist two types of case also for the references 1##.041. I will post pics later.

I thought the 1##.041 only had one case style.

I would be interested to see others.

Ravineman · Aug 31, 2020

Sherbie
I love watches on bracelets, but iMO, this one is just not an attractive bracelet, regardless of what watch i could match it with

for me, these flex bracelets just SCREAM cheap .....

to me it screams cheap and old lol ... and if not old, just lazy !

Some old men don't have the ability to put on their own watch and deal with a clasp or buckle, so they wear a watch on a stretchy bracelet. These guys often wear sweatpants with elastic waistbands, for exactly the same reason.

Looks like crap, but it does the job.

JimInOz · Aug 31, 2020

Ravineman
to me it screams cheap and old lol ... and if not old, just lazy !

Expandable bracelets were worn by men of all ages during the 1940's 50s 60s 70s and probably 1980s.
It wasn't laziness either, it was convenience and comfort, something the lastest generation overlook in the pursuit of fashion and trend.

Some old men don't have the ability to put on their own watch and deal with a clasp or buckle, so they wear a watch on a stretchy bracelet. These guys often wear sweatpants with elastic waistbands, for exactly the same reason.

I'm probably one of the oldest members on the forum, and have absoulutely no trouble with the myriad of strap buckles and bracelet clasps on my watches. I've seen thirty year olds bleating about how difficult the seatbelt clasp on their Omega mesh bracelet is 🙄.

Looks like crap, but it does the job.

No less crap looking than some of the "NATO" abominations foisted on vintage watches by the trendoids.

lol

JwRosenthal · Aug 31, 2020

Or the pilgrim straps we see so often (the rusticated slab-o-leather with the two horizontal stitches at the top) that are commonly marketed as “vintage” these days. They didn’t exist prior to the 90’s and no self respecting company would have ever put such an unfinished and unrefined strap on a watch.

Ravineman · Aug 31, 2020

JwRosenthal
Or the pilgrim straps we see so often (the rusticated slab-o-leather with the two horizontal stitches at the top) that are commonly marketed as “vintage” these days. They didn’t exist prior to the 90’s and no self respecting company would have ever put such an unfinished and unrefined strap on a watch.

And I thought it was just me lol

Ravineman · Aug 31, 2020

Jim, you're the exception then

And I agree with you about the NATO straps. Awful thing to put on a nice watch !

Omega Fixo-Flex 558 Compatible watches?

Aquariusmatic

Lacazema

Aquariusmatic

tdn-dk

Aquariusmatic

Peemacgee

Aquariusmatic

Sherbie

Aquariusmatic

flqt-9000

JwRosenthal

flqt-9000

Lucasssssss

flqt-9000

JimInOz

Ravineman

JimInOz

JwRosenthal

Ravineman

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