How strong are the oyster bracelet on submariner

[elijahenoch]

How strong are the oyster bracelet on submariner just wanted to get a little bit of info, do they brake easy i have a Z series hollow links?

[Spark]

NO! Is the answer to do they break easily.
I see so many posts here and elsewhere saying the Rolex Oyster bracelet seems cheap, but it has been in production by one of the most brand focused companies on the planet for about 30 years in it's current form and the so called ''Cheap tinny'' clasp for over 50 years.
I think it would have been changed much earlier if it was easily breakable JMO

Enjoy your Sub and don't worry it won't drop off your wrist unexpectedly.

[cody p]

as strong as it's weakest link.

[BGRINDEL]

I have never had a problem with the Oyster bracelet breaking. Bracelet, spring bars, endlinks have held up to some serious abuse in my opinion.

The only issue that I have run into is with the clasp, which at time can become loose, and accidently unbuckle. It happened once in the ocean, and i luckily caught the watch at it slipped off my wrist!!! Adjustments can be easily made to the clasp, to keep it nice and tight. Learned that after the ocean incident!

[Omega_Precision]

As strong as the pins they use to connect each link.

[Omega_Precision]

Originally Posted by BGRINDEL

I have never had a problem with the Oyster bracelet breaking. Bracelet, spring bars, endlinks have held up to some serious abuse in my opinion.

The only issue that I have run into is with the clasp, which at time can become loose, and accidently unbuckle. It happened once in the ocean, and i luckily caught the watch at it slipped off my wrist!!! Adjustments can be easily made to the clasp, to keep it nice and tight. Learned that after the ocean incident!

To keep your buckle tight you bend the thin sheet clasp that Rolex stamps out. Bending it slightly will give you that new Rolex snap!

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by elijahenoch

How strong are the oyster bracelet on submariner just wanted to get a little bit of info, do they brake easy i have a Z series hollow links?

The hollow links on the Subs, SD 4000 and other sports models have been time-proven over a long period of time and through thick and thin.

They are strong, very strong - let's say strong enough to suspend a guy weighing around 200 lbs.

JJ

[G.J]

Originally Posted by cody p

as strong as it's weakest link.

Wise words...

But seriously, I never had any bad experiences with any of my Oyster bracelets.
Neither have I heared of stories of braking Oyster bracelets.

Enjoy your watch, it's made for wearing..

[elijahenoch]

Originally Posted by BGRINDEL

I have never had a problem with the Oyster bracelet breaking. Bracelet, spring bars, endlinks have held up to some serious abuse in my opinion.

The only issue that I have run into is with the clasp, which at time can become loose, and accidently unbuckle. It happened once in the ocean, and i luckily caught the watch at it slipped off my wrist!!! Adjustments can be easily made to the clasp, to keep it nice and tight. Learned that after the ocean incident!

exactly why i was asking this question ! cause i was thinking if i wore it while surfing/bodyboarding ,i know not to smart of an idea.

[elijahenoch]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

The hollow links on the Subs, SD 4000 and other sports models have been time-proven over a long period of time and through thick and thin.

They are strong, very strong - let's say strong enough to suspend a guy weighing around 200 lbs.

JJ

good answer .

[padi56]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

The hollow links on the Subs, SD 4000 and other sports models have been time-proven over a long period of time and through thick and thin.

They are strong, very strong - let's say strong enough to suspend a guy weighing around 200 lbs.

JJ

Well JJ they held me dangling over the side of a boat for a few minutes and at the time was around 15 stone.Until the weakest link in any watch the lug pin broke.Oyster bracelets with just a little care from owner, just simple soap and water to keep them clean will last decades.

[Overkill]

One time at the gym, my Submariner's bracelet hooked onto a nail that was sticking out in my locker as I was pulling my hand out of it. It got pulled pretty hard before I realized what was happening, and by then the clasp had gotten a bit bent (although not as bent as I had feared) and the clasp wouldn't close right (even though it didn't open up during the accident). I took the watch off, bent that part of the clasp back into shape with my bare hands and put the watch back on!

I do, of course, intend on replacing that part of the clasp some time in the future because the edge of it still shows a little, but it's just fine and functional the way it is. Nothing happened to the links.