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Omega solid gold band lengthening ideas

  1. Pammie2k Dec 29, 2015

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    Help! I bought a vintage solid gold watch and band which has been cut to 6". I need it to be 6.5". Have any of you successfully lengthened the band with components or solid gold links? Thank you for your help!
     
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  2. Canuck Dec 29, 2015

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    Welcome,

    I think the most seamless way would be to have a goldsmith either extend the "ladder" section of the clasp, or to fabricate a new, longer section. Either way, it won't be cheap!
     
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  3. Pammie2k Dec 31, 2015

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    Thank you!
    I found a clasp and ladder gold fills that work. But I would rather it be solid gold. Are there any jewelers that sell gold watch scrap clasp? I was think about buying a non working watch and just using the clasp.
     
  4. theridewill Like your watch? Then don't listen to my advice. Jan 25, 2016

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    As what Canuck said, have an experienced goldsmith fabricate the gold clasp...in the Phils it would cost you around 150 dollars...