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10 February 2020, 04:45 AM | #1 |
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Would this bracelet bother you?
Some time ago I bought my 166610lv from my Ad, they sized up the bracelet and I went off with it. At the time I noticed it didn’t feel quite right but could not figure out what it was.
Recently I noticed I have one less link on one side then the other. When I looked back at my box and papers I noticed they took 4 total links off, two from each side in pairs by the way. So I can reasonably assume they didn’t make the bracelet uneven. This small little link here is the oddball link I’m wondering if I should add one full link to this side and remove the baby link. Or just add one full size link to make it even. Is my ocd kicking in? Probably. What I can say is that my 116610lv wears slightly different from my 114060. It’s not really a bad thing. Happy Sunday folks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
10 February 2020, 04:48 AM | #2 |
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if you even it up with big links the watch won’t fit your wrist correctly, your AD sized it right and sometimes that means an uneven configuration.
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10 February 2020, 04:52 AM | #3 |
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Looks good to me. Think about it this way - you want the watch head to be centered. There are almost infinite sizes of wrists, but only a certain amount of links with defined sizes. The bracelet is going to look this way to fit your wrist and have the head centered.
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10 February 2020, 06:05 PM | #4 |
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Exactly, if the clasp ends up in the middle of your wrist, it does not matter how many links are on either side. My Exp I same thing.
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Correct also if it’s on your wrist no one notices Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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10 February 2020, 04:50 AM | #6 |
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Would this bracelet bother you?
This would totally bother me....
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10 February 2020, 04:54 AM | #7 |
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You should always have fewer links on the 6 side than on the 12 side.
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10 February 2020, 09:51 PM | #9 |
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10 February 2020, 04:55 AM | #10 |
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Would this bracelet bother you?
As long as the bracelet fits snug the way I like, how the bracelet looks (even/uneven) does not matter to me.
Typically with oysters I will have 4 links on the 6 o’clock side and 5 links on the 12 |
10 February 2020, 04:58 AM | #11 |
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As long as the clasp isn’t in a weird position and fits good on and centered on the posterior portion of your wrist
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10 February 2020, 05:08 AM | #12 |
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Looks good to me as i bet the clasp is centered on your wrist.
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10 February 2020, 05:10 AM | #13 |
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I would experiment adding a link to the shorter side and adjusting the glidelock clasp to offset and provide final adjustment.
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10 February 2020, 05:11 AM | #14 |
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Definitely sized wrong and must be unbalanced on your wrist. Take it to an AD and let them resize it. That’s what I’d do.
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Wouldn't bother me. Just enjoy
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10 February 2020, 05:26 AM | #16 |
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That's the problem with OCD. Neat, tidy and balanced are not always right.
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10 February 2020, 05:33 AM | #17 |
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10 February 2020, 05:43 AM | #18 |
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Start doing some wrist curls!!!
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10 February 2020, 05:54 AM | #19 |
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Not referring to me, right?
I have a 7-3/4" round wrist and no links removed from my OP39, as well as it being adjusted to 2nd to last micro hole on the clasp for the winter season. In the summer season, I'll definitely be moving it to the last micro adjustment hole.
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10 February 2020, 05:49 AM | #20 |
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I would suggest you even it up, otherwise it would not sit right on your wrist.
Use the glidelock to micro adjust. JasTPE |
10 February 2020, 05:52 AM | #21 |
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That’s correct for a < 6.5” wrist. Three links plus the half link on the 6 o’clock side should center the clasp on the wrist. That’s my Sea-Dweller setup (had to buy the 1/2 link).
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10 February 2020, 05:56 AM | #22 |
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My Polar was AD sized when I bought it. The offset clasp in the OP's pictures looks a lot like mine. It fits and wears so comfortably that I'm not inclined to fiddle with it, although it does look odd when I take it off.
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10 February 2020, 06:20 AM | #23 |
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It's sized as a Sub should be, I use 6 and 4.
If you even the links the clasp is not centered and the watch head will not sit nicely on the wrist.
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10 February 2020, 06:18 AM | #24 |
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I wouldn’t like having the glidelock link sticking all the way out like that. I’d move that in so there’s a notch or two visible then add a link to the 6:00 side.
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10 February 2020, 06:20 AM | #25 |
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People talking about having teh clasp cenetered, but the objective it to have the watch face cenetered. Does the watch face sit centered on your wrist? They got mine right at the AD, but I have had to adjust some of my other watches to get them to sit right, but ultimately the 6 o'clock is always shorter that the 12 o'clock band.
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10 February 2020, 07:08 AM | #26 |
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It's correct, play around with the glide lock if you want to try to balance out the links
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10 February 2020, 07:11 AM | #27 |
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You’re good. As others have said, fewer links on 6 o’clock side
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10 February 2020, 09:08 AM | #28 |
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Same here, I always size my bracelets shorter on the 6 O’clock side...otherwise the clasp doesn’t sit correctly centred when wearing.
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10 February 2020, 10:16 AM | #29 |
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It does not look bad actually.
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