Quality / design issue in Rolesor Oyster bracelets: Gold piece can fall off the clasp

[abhishekd]

I bought my Root Beer new from an AD about a year ago and have been wearing it as a daily watch everywhere - at the pool / beach etc. A few days ago a gold strip from the clasp just fell off! Luckily I didn't loose the gold strip. I'm a bit shocked that the there is only a thin 0.6mm piece of gold stuck on the clasp of the watch.

This is my first Rolex in Rolesor with an oyster bracelet - I suppose this may be a potential issue with all Rolesor models with Oyster bracelets?

My watch is under warranty and I will send it back. Posting pictures so you all are aware of this design / quality issue.

[kentheevil]

Wow I've never seen such thing before! Hope that'd not happen with the full rg piece i'm planning to get soon. Goodluck with urs and hope there's no charge as this should never happened


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[kieselguhr]

Originally Posted by kentheevil

Wow I've never seen such thing before! Hope that'd not happen with the full rg piece i'm planning to get soon.

It won’t. Because the full pm piece is machined from a solid block of gold.

Originally Posted by abhishekd

This is my first Rolex in Rolesor with an oyster bracelet - I suppose this may be a potential issue with all Rolesor models with Oyster bracelets?

My watch is under warranty and I will send it back. Posting pictures so you all are aware of this design / quality issue.

The clasp of any two tone Rolex regardless oyster or jubilee is primarily 914L steel with the gold portion fused on. It’s the same method they used with older 5 digits TT watches and issues like this have been posted before on TRF with the older TT models

Take a guess what the solution is going to be.

[Zyfon]

Not something you'll see everyday. I've always thought it was solid gold for the middle section. Thanks for sharing this.

[khalifam]

Keep it and sell it. Tell Rolex it fell off*

*I do not condone charity theft

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[OrangeSport]

Wow, pretty tacky

I always assumed that it was actually solid.

Another reason to avoid TT.

[JonaG]

I guess I’d never thought about whether the clasp gold portion was solid or not. It’s not a surprise that it’s not really but yeah, to see the strip like that with glue marks is not a great look!

[Fleetlord]

Wow…sorry that happened, but thanks for posting it. Never seen that before

[TimeAZ]

I cannot believe it's just glued like that... disappointing.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by abhishekd

I bought my Root Beer new from an AD about a year ago and have been wearing it as a daily watch everywhere - at the pool / beach etc. A few days ago a gold strip from the clasp just fell off! Luckily I didn't loose the gold strip. I'm a bit shocked that the there is only a thin 0.6mm piece of gold stuck on the clasp of the watch.

This is my first Rolex in Rolesor with an oyster bracelet - I suppose this may be a potential issue with all Rolesor models with Oyster bracelets?

My watch is under warranty and I will send it back. Posting pictures so you all are aware of this design / quality issue.

Originally Posted by TimeAZ

I cannot believe it's just glued like that... disappointing.

Well hardly a design issue been around Rolex watches for longer than many on forum have been alive.And ever since the RolesorTT bracelets were first introduced on watches like the sub in 1983, this is only the second one that I have ever seen.Yes it should not happen but sure Rolex will sort it out with out any problems,and its not glued its fused by heat very similar to a spot weld.

[ILikeRolex2021]

Very disappointing. I always thought the rose gold links were full rose gold, not just gold plated.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by ILikeRolex2021

Very disappointing. I always thought the rose gold links were full rose gold, not just gold plated.

They are not gold plated in any way if gold plated it would be around 4 microns thick, all centre links on all the TT bracelets are sold 18Ct gold. The thin 0.6mm solid 18Ct gold strip on the clasp is fused to the SS clasp, as it would be almost impossible to make a solid clasp from SS and gold.

[Mdotlife]

Wow, like others I naively thought the block of gold on the clasp was solid with the steel flanks. So it's actually steel with a piece of 0.6mm gold fused on top? Never would have guessed. I might test the local SA's knowledge and see if she knows that. I wonder if anybody has asked her before?

[unknown]

well TBH I'm glad too see this.

I'm sure Rolex will fix it and I'm sorry that it happens to you.

But it's good to see, so people might understand such things can happen to all brands.

[Daveh777]

Ouch! That’s a big surprise. I wonder what specific durability tests were / could be applied to thoroughly test this design (or manufacturing) defect?

[Tikandtokalot]

I'd feel much more ripped off than I expected.
That would be a flip for me.

[HogwldFLTR]

I'm so sorry to see disillusionment. In nine years here this is the first I've seen like this.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Tikandtokalot

I'd feel much more ripped off than I expected.
That would be a flip for me.

How anyone could think they were being ripped off defeats me, as its not possible to make a solid SS and gold clasp. So a thin strip of solid 18Ct is fused in the solid SS clasp is the only way to do it. Once on the TT subs there was no gold strip as clasp was all just plain SS.

[JonaG]

Originally Posted by padi56

How anyone could think they were being ripped off defeats me, as its not possible to make a solid SS and gold clasp. So a thin strip of solid 18Ct is fused in the solid SS clasp is the only way to do it. Once on the TT subs there was no gold strip as clasp was all just plain SS.

I’m with you here. It’s not a surprise to me. Technically, combining solid 18ct gold and SS in the clasp would just not be worth it. I don’t own any TT but this wouldn’t put me off.

[Harry-57]

It's been reported here before. Happily it doesn't happen often, so if properly repaired it is unlikely to happen again.

[Tikandtokalot]

I'd much rather have SS or PM rather than something fudged up to look like something else.
Hey my money my choice.
I bet the cosmetic additions weren't pointed out at purchase.
Buyer beware. IMHO

[fsprow]

Very cheesy.

[roadie1]

I’ve been wearing two tone Rolex’s for thirty years and this is only the second time I’ve seen this. Of course it’s fused on the steel clasp. If one looks at the underside of the clasp, it’s quite obvious it’s fused on. How else would they match up with the TT bracelet? The older models had a solid steel clasp. Didn’t look quite right. I’m glad they fuse this piece on.


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[1William]

Sorry that it happened and Rolex will fix it and make it right. Great watch and glad you are getting a lot of wear with it.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by roadie1

I’ve been wearing two tone Rolex’s for thirty years and this is only the second time I’ve seen this. Of course it’s fused on the steel clasp. If one looks at the underside of the clasp, it’s quite obvious it’s fused on. How else would they match up with the TT bracelet? The older models had a solid steel clasp. Didn’t look quite right. I’m glad they fuse this piece on.


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Have to agree and back then many years ago owners of TT watches complained that they had only a SS clasp. So Rolex changed the design and put a thin strip of solid 18Ct gold across the clasp. So now one or two fail out of the millions of TT subs produced and its a design fault, and some think they are being ripped off. I wonder how these ripped off guys could produce a solid SS and gold clasp, as it would be impossible to do as melting point of gold is 1,064° C and SS 1400 - 1450°C.

[Cryten]

Yet another thread showing how many Rolex enthusiasts have never seen or handled a two tone watch.

How could the centre strip of the clasp be solid gold?

[m j b]

Originally Posted by Cryten

Yet another thread showing how many Rolex enthusiasts have never seen or handled a two tone watch.

How could the centre strip of the clasp be solid gold?

I'd never thought about this before, but it makes sense. Real solid gold in the middle fused to the stainless sides would likely fail even quicker than the rare applique that fall off.

OP, just be happy that warranty will cover it, and it will likely never happen again.

[Bladeshot]

Rarely seen issue. I’d sure rather have a .6mm strip of gold versus a micron or 2 of gold plating.

These watches are well built. Millions of the TT sold across 4 decades. I’m not phased at all and would still wear TT, but my tastes have shifted a little and I don’t wear them much.

[Gladiat0r]

Disappointing that it falls off like on a 2020 watch. I’m not disappointed that the clasp has a strip of gold but that it falls off. Maybe they need to change the means of attachment.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Gladiat0r

Disappointing that it falls off like on a 2020 watch. I’m not disappointed that the clasp has a strip of gold but that it falls off. Maybe they need to change the means of attachment.

Would doubt if it just falls off, and how would you attached a strip of gold to to SS.As I am 100% sure Rolex has researched the best and only best method of fusing two totally different metals together.