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Speedmaster 60th spring bars...WTF? Owner is brain dead!

Faz
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I'm reaching out to the community as my patience has all but ran out.

I'm no novice at this but what the hell is it with these spring bars? I've all but resigned myself to cut my strap off as I can't get those damn things removed with the any of the tools I have. I can't seem to get the fork onto the spring notch,,,

This is where omega falls way short of their competitor in Genève. Sizing the bracelet was a royal PITA and now the struggle with these spring bars?

Help appreciated...

PS; I still love my Speedmaster
 
redpcar
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This is thinner. Sounds like you have no shoulders on your spring bars. I use this combined with pressure. Work it out a little bit combined with the friction from pressure to keep the bar from springing back into position. Good luck.

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Sounds like that one set of aftermarket spring bars I dealt with before. They had nothing to grip on by design, and the only possible way to get it out was to destroy the strap then twisting the whole bar out with a pair of pliers.

I've sized the 60th Speedy before and it's just like the rest of Omega watches... no problem at all except finding 19mm straps. Do you know if your spring bars are the original (including the set that is supplied with the watch hidden inside the back of the tool)?
 
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redpcar redpcar
This is thinner. Sounds like you have no shoulders on your spring bars. I use this combined with pressure. Work it out a little bit combined with the friction from pressure to keep the bar from springing back into position. Good luck.

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Be sure to tape the lugs to prevent damage when the bars spring back after they are free of the lug.
 
Faz
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Thanks...I'll give it a whirl.

Cheers,

Faz
 
Dan S
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I have never tried it personally, but there are youtube videos about using dental floss.
 
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Faz Faz
This is where omega falls way short of their competitor in Genève. Sizing the bracelet was a royal PITA and now the struggle with these spring bars?

As someone who removes and installs Omega spring bars daily, I have no idea why you are having issues. The spring bars used to hold the bracelet on this watch are standard Omega bars that are easily removed using a tool with the proper fork end. You mention a "strap" and this model came on a bracelet, so I have no idea what spring bars are in your strap.

IMO Omega makes the best spring bars around...
 
Faz
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Archer Archer
As someone who removes and installs Omega spring bars daily, I have no idea why you are having issues. The spring bars used to hold the bracelet on this watch are standard Omega bars that are easily removed using a tool with the proper fork end. You mention a "strap" and this model came on a bracelet, so I have no idea what spring bars are in your strap.

IMO Omega makes the best spring bars around...
I might have inadvertently used a different set of spring bars while playing with my straps...:whipped:
 
Faz
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..but I still think that fitting the bracelet was not simple. 😉
 
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...IMO Omega makes the best spring bars around...

+1.

Perfect tension, grippy shoulders, and nice long tips. Man, what a weird phrase to type, that was. But you're right. They're the best. And more importantly, they're easy to remove or install.
 
Faz
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I managed to remove the wrongly installed by me, shoulderless spring bars :whipped:.
Edited post title accordingly! 😁

And yes...the Omega spring bars are a breeze...
 
Faz
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So blaming Omega for having non-Omega spring bars. Fantastic.
Yes..aren't they an abhorrent bunch?
 
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Removing spring bars with dental floss
 
redpcar
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He really gives it a rip. Don't think I'll be doing that to any of my watches.

 
rob#1
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Toothpaste for polishing crystals...
Dental floss for removing springbars...
What next, mouthwash for cleaning cases?
 
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rob#1 rob#1
Toothpaste for polishing crystals...
Dental floss for removing springbars...
What next, mouthwash for cleaning cases?

Believe it or not, I've seen an overnight dunk in mouthwash recommended for cleaning and disinfecting old harmonicas. I tried it once for the hell of it & it turned out to be as useful as you'd expect 🤦
 
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