In my experience yes, with effort. Fine to get them in quite annoying to get them back out.
Apologies for if this has been answered before, but does a 22mm Isofrane accept fat Seiko springbars please?
In my experience yes, with effort. Fine to get them in quite annoying to get them back out.
Thank you for the quick answer
As I feared. I've fitted them in the past to a variety of silicone straps, a spot of baby oil or even cooking oil and they squeeze in relatively easily, but often a pliers job getting them back out again. I don't fancy doing this on something as expensive as an Isofrane.
I wonder if anyone sells spring bars for Seiko's with the correct fat lug hole locating pins, but a slimmer barrel?
I think this would do the trick: https://www.watchgecko.com/dive-watch-spring-bars
Be aware that the rubber on the watch side of the strap pin hole is quite thin. If you force large pins through it can split.
i put a tiny amount of silicone grease on the tip of my spring bar tool and lightly coat the inside of the strap hole before insertion! Oh'er missus.
makes it easier on both of you when you want to pull out too.