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Originally Posted by tylerad1

That's funny.... I've been under the impression for years that the coronet was milled into the clasp locker, and not glued on. In other words, the lock and the coronet would have been milled from a single slug of 904 SS, and not two pieces adhered to each other. Could've sworn that i read this somewhere....anybody else heard of this? Seems like the forces involved in the daily prying up on the coronet with a fingernail would cause its bond to weaken in no time, if simply glued on. Does this make sense at all, or am i crazy?

I thought the same thing. I had thought before reading a couple of threads here about the coronet falling that it was in fact one solid piece of steel but I'm afraid it's not. Try to look up "coronet clasp" or something like that and see if you find the posts about them. I would do it now but I'm kinda stuck at work and it's pretty busy. I'll look it up once it calms down here at work

Originally Posted by Rock

I am a bit shocked to hear that the Coronet is 'glued' on.
I thought it would have been 'welded' on somehow.
The new bracelet is a thing of beauty and I regret that as I am not 'into' the new-style watches I will never own one with that bracelet.

Yeah a lot of people seem to like the older style bracelets and clasps but once you try a newer model with the upgraded bracelet you're going to fall in love. Especially the way the coronet sticks out of the oysterlock. It really is nice

Originally Posted by tylerad1

Seems to me that it would be considered a "high-wear" part and not simply glued on. I thought that the whole reason that the new style clasps were milled instead of stamped was to make them more rugged and durable......and now they are gluing them together? Doesn't make sense to me.....

The new style clasps are more rugged and you can definitely feel that it's much more tough than the older style clasps. Only thing is the coronet being "glued" on instead of welded

Originally Posted by Hairdude1

I agree!

Great picture