Reply With QuoteI hadn’t given it much thought,but I just checked my 82 it’s shoulder less the NATO slides through without snagging.Originally Posted by abraxas
I use side cutters to chop them out.
I hadn’t given it much thought,but I just checked my 82 it’s shoulder less the NATO slides through without snagging.
It makes your blood boil 🥵
Blimey - looks bad - but as others have said all he needed to do was get his snippers out!?
Loool great response
Cool post. Sick. Sooooo niceeee. Lol. Looks great ... etc., etc., ad infinitum
People saying about NATO’s really needing shoulderless... ok but to be honest the worst straps on shouldered bars are grippy rubber straps. You can easily remove straps (bars) on a grippy rubber strap fitted to a watch just by grabbing the strap near the bar and quickly pulling one way, then the other with a twist. It’ll pop the strap off quiet easily with something like a supple tropic style. NATO’s are relatively safe as the strap doesn’t grip the bar during twisting and pulling on the wrist. Don’t see why a signgle shoulder couldn’t be used if worried.
I prefer single flange bars in this case (grippy strap and no holes). Not as easy to remove but I’ll use a scraper razor blade, slide it down and pop the bar out. I wouldn’t recommend it for some people on here though (having seen on SC over the years the case damage the ham fisted manage to inflict) you’d think some people remove straps at arms length with a chainsaw!
TIL lots of potential pickpocket techniques. Makes me concerned about all my normal springbars.
I've never had a springbar pop out, but I have had a couple of "near misses" with shoulderless (sorry "flangeless" - that sounds disgusting for some reason) bars having got swapped onto the wrong watch via a strap exchange (i.e., when the strap grips the bar so tightly it's easiest to leave it there). Or worn flanges when on a SEL bracelet. That one is scarier. I have no idea if it's even recoverable if the flange wears out completely. The worst thing is that once the structural integrity of the flange is compromised, the springbar tool is more likely to continue scraping away more material without getting a proper grip. This one happened a few weeks ago and I'm still having flashbacks!
I have seen shoulder less bars fitted to a ceramic sub. So no way to push them through and not enough space or clearance between the bracelet and case to easily sort.
I got them out with dental floss, diamond paste and a lot of patience.
Diamond paste on the floss to gradually cut through the bar? That must've taken a good while!
No room for cutters/snips?
Never seen the lugs falling of a watch.. it seems there's always a first time for everything.
The bracelet fit on new Rolex is very tight, so no room for anything.
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