US1450 President Bracelet on 3861 Speedy

Lu..

So Forstner emailed me back and said the stretchy links can't be removed.....so now looking at US....

SkunkPrince

Why do you not want the stretch links?

4thOrbit

I have the US1450 for the 3816. Very nice bracelet but the end links aren’t completely flush with the lugs and do stick out a little:

Lu..

I get flashbacks of the stretchy link bracelets from the 80's/90s catching/pulling my wrist hairs......in addition, I know Forstner said they upgraded their mfg process, but it appears failures are still occurring.....

I emailed them if the stretchy links could be removed (prefer it with no stretchy links, to mimic reg bracelets)...and they said no.....which is a shame as their (non-stretchy) links and endlinks look more robust & better fit/finish vs US.....

SkunkPrince

You can order the Forstner end links separately, or at least you could.

Lu..

that's a thought I never considered....are the Forstner end links compatible with the US1450 bracelet?

Would be great if somebody did this to confirm....

keisuke_z

not a 100% confirmation but I’m pretty sure I tried this a couple years ago and they are not compatible. That said, the Forstner stretch links don’t pull hairs at all in my experience. And they make the bracelet far more comfortable for anyone whose wrist swells and shrinks throughout the day. I’ve got 3 of the Forstner 1450s - only one of the stretch links failed so far and they immediately sent me warranty replacement links the same day I emailed them about it, also noting they’ve updated the manufacturing process to make them more robust. Fantastic customer service!

I also just fitted a NOS 1162 clasp for my 2254 and it’s a perfect fit:

Kraal90

Looking good! Do you know if there are available also for the 2252?

keisuke_z

Thanks! Unfortunately, Forstner only makes bracelets for 20mm lugs. So you’ll probably have to source a vintage Omega bracelet to fit your 2252..