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Old 16 April 2013, 01:57 PM   #1
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Need advice on my LVc bracelet please!

I bought this watch from AD last month.
3 links were removed then.
I noted yesterday that the last two removable links on each side are "too tight"!like they were over glued!
You can unfold them with using thumbs and some pressure. AD said they will become looser with time. I'd appreciate anyadvice
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Old 16 April 2013, 02:02 PM   #2
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Was it sized at the AD? if so they could have added too much Loctite. Wearing it could loosen it. If it doesn't get better take it back to the AD and have them adjust it.
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Old 16 April 2013, 04:36 PM   #3
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Relax. It happened to me and after many showers and daily wear it became normal again. Trying to take the screws out to clean it after the loctite cured, would probably cause more harm and add scratches/tool marks to the screw head or even strip it.
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Old 16 April 2013, 05:52 PM   #4
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Use a hair dryer on it and work the kinks out
Or some hot water. Be gentle
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Old 16 April 2013, 06:06 PM   #5
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It will fix itself, if it bothers you immerse it in warm water and manipulate it, it will loosen :thumbup:
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Old 16 April 2013, 09:07 PM   #6
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It is loctite...no problem, as others have said.
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Old 16 April 2013, 11:17 PM   #7
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Use a hair dryer on it and work the kinks out
Or some hot water. Be gentle
Agree - and would suggest removing bracelet from the watch beforehand just to give you more control to flex the links back and forth after applying localized heat. It also protects the watch from any heat transfer.

If too much loctite is the cause, then it rose into the sleeve where the link screw is smooth. If so, you'll need to heat it quite a bit.

If none of this works, another option is to take it to the AD and have the screws removed, threads cleaned and reinstalled.
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Old 17 April 2013, 04:43 AM   #8
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As others already said.
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Old 17 April 2013, 05:05 AM   #9
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Yep. Looks like too much loctite.

What I can't believe is that your AD told you it would loosen up over time. I would have told him he/she was about to lose business and money over time if the problem wasn't fixed immediately. But that's just the way I am when I spend thousands of $$$ on something.
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