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DJRikki · 31 January 2017, 06:50 AM

Just noticed that there's a slight bend to the clasp / bracelet meeting point on my GMT II c - it's all very solid so I cant wiggle it to temporarily correct it and using a little bit of force Im not able to bend it back to be level. Just wondering if this is A) how they are, maybe to follow a wrist contour B) common or C) a previous owner had damaged the bracelet.

I also know Im being precious about something that really doesnt matter but Im just a little OCD about my first good watch :D

GMTMasterDallas · 31 January 2017, 07:16 AM

is one side of the micro-adjuster possibly not pushed in all the way?

DJRikki · 31 January 2017, 07:44 AM

Hey there, I tried all that and it was flush right up to the point its flattened out like the pic. Very strange.

904VT · 31 January 2017, 07:49 AM

Perhaps just a minor bend in the spring bar of one of the links. What's it look like when you unlatch the Easy Link extension? Are you wearing it with the Easy Link extended? If so that may be all you're seeing is the looser links of an extended Easy Link...

DJRikki · 31 January 2017, 08:08 AM

Ive got the extender pulled in to make it shorter. Ill grab a few more pics tomorrow with better light in different extension angles.

Thanks :)

MattHolo · 26 October 2018, 07:10 PM

I recently bought a brand new Rolex Explorer from my local AD that has this same “bent” look. There is no way I could have damaged it as I have so far babied this watch! Curious to know what others have to say about this and if it is worth going back to my AD to get it fixed.

hrhazzard · 13 May 2019, 02:44 PM

I purchased my Daytona 116503 this past Friday and my Easy-Link looks the same way. Totally unacceptable for an 17K watch. I am going to talk to my AD tomorrow but I would love some advice. I could return it but I would think they would either replace the watch or the link? I have found three other posts on this site for this reason. This is crazy unacceptable.

maxGMT · 30 August 2019, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrhazzard

I purchased my Daytona 116503 this past Friday and my Easy-Link looks the same way. Totally unacceptable for an 17K watch. I am going to talk to my AD tomorrow but I would love some advice. I could return it but I would think they would either replace the watch or the link? I have found three other posts on this site for this reason. This is crazy unacceptable.

No biggie, should be an easy/quick fix at the AD. Ask them to replace the easylink and double check that the new one sits flush to the clasp in the short/folded position.
Cheers

Seibei · 30 August 2019, 05:56 PM

Unacceptable. Take care to photograph your watch from all angles before handing it to an AD, in case the AD causes further damage.

31 January 2017, 06:50 AM	#1
DJRikki "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Ricardo Location: Scotland Watch: Rolex BLNR Posts: 851	Slightly bent clasp / bracelet - DIY repair? Just noticed that there's a slight bend to the clasp / bracelet meeting point on my GMT II c - it's all very solid so I cant wiggle it to temporarily correct it and using a little bit of force Im not able to bend it back to be level. Just wondering if this is A) how they are, maybe to follow a wrist contour B) common or C) a previous owner had damaged the bracelet. I also know Im being precious about something that really doesnt matter but Im just a little OCD about my first good watch :D

31 January 2017, 07:16 AM	#2
GMTMasterDallas "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Dallas Posts: 166	is one side of the micro-adjuster possibly not pushed in all the way? __________________ Rolex: GMT-Master II 116710BLNR, Yacht-Master II 116680, Submariner 116610LV, Daytona 116500LN, Oyster Perpetual 124300, Daytona 116500LN, Yacht-Master 126655 Pave Dial, & Submariner 126618LB Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon Aventurine, Bulgari Octo Ultranero America's Edition, Zodiac Super Sea Wolf ZO9291, Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin Dusk to Dawn 42mm

13 May 2019, 02:44 PM	#7
hrhazzard "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 8	Easy-Link not straight Brand new Daytona 116503 I purchased my Daytona 116503 this past Friday and my Easy-Link looks the same way. Totally unacceptable for an 17K watch. I am going to talk to my AD tomorrow but I would love some advice. I could return it but I would think they would either replace the watch or the link? I have found three other posts on this site for this reason. This is crazy unacceptable.

31 January 2017, 07:44 AM	#3
DJRikki "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Ricardo Location: Scotland Watch: Rolex BLNR Posts: 851	Hey there, I tried all that and it was flush right up to the point its flattened out like the pic. Very strange.

31 January 2017, 07:49 AM	#4
904VT "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: USA Watch: All Rolex Posts: 7,024	Perhaps just a minor bend in the spring bar of one of the links. What's it look like when you unlatch the Easy Link extension? Are you wearing it with the Easy Link extended? If so that may be all you're seeing is the looser links of an extended Easy Link...

31 January 2017, 08:08 AM	#5
DJRikki "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Ricardo Location: Scotland Watch: Rolex BLNR Posts: 851	Ive got the extender pulled in to make it shorter. Ill grab a few more pics tomorrow with better light in different extension angles. Thanks :)

26 October 2018, 07:10 PM	#6
MattHolo "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Burnaby, BC Posts: 1	I recently bought a brand new Rolex Explorer from my local AD that has this same “bent” look. There is no way I could have damaged it as I have so far babied this watch! Curious to know what others have to say about this and if it is worth going back to my AD to get it fixed.

30 August 2019, 05:56 PM	#9
Seibei Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,630	Unacceptable. Take care to photograph your watch from all angles before handing it to an AD, in case the AD causes further damage.

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