M'Bob
·This 18K Day-Date wore these spring bars for most of its life:
When I removed the strap, there was no grit or debris on the bars, so cleaning or replacement probably wouldn’t have made a difference. Here’s what the lug holes look like:
I’m thinking it was years of friction by the harder steel bars on the softer gold case. Or, possibly, the vibration caused by years of seasonal lawn mowing?
When I removed the strap, there was no grit or debris on the bars, so cleaning or replacement probably wouldn’t have made a difference. Here’s what the lug holes look like:
I’m thinking it was years of friction by the harder steel bars on the softer gold case. Or, possibly, the vibration caused by years of seasonal lawn mowing?


