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Old 16 June 2015, 10:39 AM   #1
Igor01
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Steel bracelet for a Titanium Overseas - a fit question

I've been lusting after a steel bracelet for my Titanium Overseas chrono for a while now, but I have some doubts as to how it will fit my wrist. On the rubber strap the watch fits just about perfect - ever so slightly loose in cooler environment and just a touch grippy when it's hot and humid. The holes on the rubber strap are spaced about 4mm apart and rubber by the virtue of being flexible and somewhat elastic is far more forgiving than steel, so dialing in the right fit is not difficult.

On my AP Royal Oak 15400 however I wasn't so lucky and just adding or removing bracelet links (5mm each) didn't provide for a perfect fit, it was either too loose or too tight, so I ended up getting a 1.5 link from AP. If the same is true for Overseas steel bracelet, then perhaps + or - 5mm may not give me the right fit and I am not aware of VC offering half or one-and-a-half links for the Overseas, that sorta messing with the Maltese cross theme and all. Or am I wrong about that and finer adjustment links exist?

Either way, I am wondering if the collective wisdom of the community may be able to help me with figuring this out. How wide are the regular links on the Overseas bracelet (assuming there are no 0.5's and 1.5s)? Or perhaps someone who has an Overseas chrono could share their experience with fitting a strap and a bracelet? My wrist is about 6.75" and on the rubber strap I have the deployant buckle attached to the third hole from the inside (counting from the watch head towards the outside end of the strap).

P.S. My chrono says hi and thanks in advance :)

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Old 17 June 2015, 08:47 AM   #2
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An update for those who may be wondering as well - it appears that the Overseas steel bracelet comes with a half-link so there should be no problem fitting the watch on almost any wrist.

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Old 17 June 2015, 10:11 AM   #3
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I usually prefer sport watches on bracelet,but this one I prefer way more on rubber than bracelet...
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Old 17 June 2015, 11:42 AM   #4
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The rubber strap is super-comfy, it doesn't scratch up like a bracelet and looks sharp. But, a titanium Overseas can be so friggin' stealthy while worn on rubber that I sometimes feel how nice it would be to have a li'l more light bouncing off my wrist :)
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Old 3 June 2016, 10:45 AM   #5
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For the avoidance of any doubt, the Deep Stream Overseas (both 47040 and 49150) only had a titanium bezel – that’s it, everything else was stainless steel.
The colour of both the case and the bezel are enough to highlight that they are different materials.
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Old 3 June 2016, 04:53 PM   #6
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For the avoidance of any doubt, the Deep Stream Overseas (both 47040 and 49150) only had a titanium bezel – that’s it, everything else was stainless steel.
The colour of both the case and the bezel are enough to highlight that they are different materials.
Thanks PJ but I think most people here, I sure did, already knew that :thumbs: it's probably the only watch I prefer not in blue, because of the TI bezel which gives it a great look

Igor did you get the bracelet or not?
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Old 3 June 2016, 08:26 PM   #7
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It was more a case of correcting for when it will inevitably surface as a Google search result – I’ve already had to correct someone else on WUS, so there seems to be misinformation floating about out there.
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