Two-tone end links?

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SkunkPrince

·Nov 20, 2021

Old pic, ignore the watch long replaced, but note that this two-tone bracelet on a gold-cap watch has all-gold end links.

I could have sworn I saw two-tone end links but before I have the gold stripped from the outsides, anyone else remember such a thing?

 

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dsio

·Nov 20, 2021·Ash @ ΩF

Ive got 3 two tone BoR bracelets and all came with gold endlinks which I thought was weird at the time but I guess you could always mask the middle of the gold endlinks and polish the gold off the outer edges to make it look like a better fit

 

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SkunkPrince

·Nov 20, 2021

dsio

Ive got 3 two tone BoR bracelets and all came with gold endlinks which I thought was weird at the time but I guess you could always mask the middle of the gold endlinks and polish the gold off the outer edges to make it look like a better fit

That's what I was thinking... my local watchmaker (I have to admit now I have two!) is a wizard at bracelet refinishing. I have an extra set of allegedly NOS #11 endlinks coming from Hong Kong, so I could go either way.

I'd never considered a two-tone bracelet at all until the guy at Omega years ago told me they were very popular accessories for gold-capped watches.

 

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mac_omega

·Nov 20, 2021

I would keep it as is - looks fine this way...

 

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sirtaifun

·Nov 22, 2021

Two tone exist but maybe not Omega legit I have a few NOS from Rado.

 

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seekingseaquest

·Nov 22, 2021

I’ve never seen two tone Omega endlinks. I’ve also had a few of these two tone bracelets and endlinks have always been all-gold.

Related question, did they make a version that had a steel buckle/endlinks?

 

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140dave

·Nov 22, 2021

They made a 2 tone 633 EL for the DD145.022 but I don’t know about BOR style.

 

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sirtaifun

·Nov 22, 2021

Sorry I`ve to correct myself the Rado BOR endlinks they`re all gold also:

I`ve a few NOS for reference:

 

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sirtaifun

·Nov 22, 2021

But I was sure that I´ve seen them somewhere and here they are:
https://www.geckota.com/products/cu...f-rice-for-20-and-22mm?variant=40618724524190
but currently out of stock.

 

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SkunkPrince

·Nov 22, 2021

sirtaifun

But I was sure that I´ve seen them somewhere and here they are:
https://www.geckota.com/products/cu...f-rice-for-20-and-22mm?variant=40618724524190
but currently out of stock.

No matter, these end links are 18mm 😀

Edited: Nov 22, 2021

 

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sirtaifun

·Nov 22, 2021

I know the 18mm are out of stock too and maybe they wont come back they vanished even from the drop-down list 🙁