Irritating Omega Seamaster Bracelet
ethan...@yahoo.com
adjustment mechanism rather irritating. It's either too loose or too
tight.
When it's comfortable indoor (air-conditioned room) then it will be too
tight when I go outdoor. But when I have it adjusted to be comfortable
outdoor, then it becomes too loose when indoor, to the extend that the
watch keeps turning around to under my wrist. The watch shop person
told me that this is the design of the bracelet, and nothing can be
done.
I'm just wondering, other than changing the bracelet (or to leather
strap), is there any other alternative?
Thanks in advance.
Omega URL to the watch
<http://www.omegawatches.com/omega/co_watch?ID=1233&line=116&gen=G&sublineID=360>
NE333RO
>adjustment mechanism rather irritating. It's either too loose or too
>tight.
>
>When it's comfortable indoor (air-conditioned room) then it will be too
>tight when I go outdoor. But when I have it adjusted to be comfortable
>outdoor, then it becomes too loose when indoor, to the extend that the
>watch keeps turning around to under my wrist. The watch shop person
>told me that this is the design of the bracelet, and nothing can be
>done.
Ummmm...............that sounds to me more like an iritating wrist problem.
Not quite sure how that one gets pinned on the band.
>I'm just wondering, other than changing the bracelet (or to leather
>strap), is there any other alternative?
There are expansion springs that are made to fit most watchbands. They are
a bit hard to find but they fit in the band like a link and then expand as your
wrist expands.
Frank Adam
>I'm just wondering, other than changing the bracelet (or to leather
>strap), is there any other alternative?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Omega URL to the watch
><http://www.omegawatches.com/omega/co_watch?ID=1233&line=116&gen=G&sublineID=360>
>
I can't see the clasp on that, but if it's a fold over one, you may
try and go to a watch shop and buy a spring loaded clasp extender.
This is an aftermarket product, made to fit inside the clasp, it has a
spring loaded section that can extend outwards when your wrist gets
larger and retract back in as it shrinks.
Good thing is, it should certainly not break the bank, if i recall it
used to retail here for about 5-6 bucks Aussie. Years ago. :)
Bad thing is, be prepared to go through one or two per year, the
spring inside the extender tends to break down after a while.
--
Regards, Frank
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not humans.
Thore Karlsen
I have the same watch, and I've found it to be one of the better fitting
bracelets I have. Have you used the half link? If you let a dealer
adjust it for you, they may have taken it out.
The bracelet on my Sea Dweller is more annoying, even though it has
finer adjustments. It's easier to get the Seamaster right.
If you are using the half link and still can't adjust it, you could
always try a leather strap. I put my Seamaster on a strap for a change
of pace, and it works fine. I can only use one hole since my wrist size
doesn't vary that much, but yours sounds like it varies enough that you
may be able to use different holes.
--
Be seeing you.
ethan...@yahoo.com
Thore Karlsen wrote:
> I have the same watch, and I've found it to be one of the better
fitting
> bracelets I have. Have you used the half link? If you let a dealer
> adjust it for you, they may have taken it out.
I didn't know about the half link. I'll take a look at the box, the
dealer gave me the links that he had taken there. This could solve my
problem.
Apparently my wrist expands and shrinks quite a fair bit when outdoor
and indoor :-)
Thanks for your advice.
Revision
<ethan...@yahoo.com>
> Apparently my wrist expands and shrinks
> quite a fair bit when outdoor and indoor :-)
Yeah, so does everyones.
I spent a half dozen hours over Christmas adjusting the metal bracelets
on several watches in my collection.
The thing is, finding the right set-up on a metal bracelet is not a
trivial matter. The Christmas watch bracelet adjusting exercise
convinced me of that.
I generally make the 12 side of the bracelet shorter than the six side,
with the idea that the spring clasp will land on the side of the wrist in
line with the little finger.
Well, the reason I went through the watch band adjusting thing is that I
found out that it is more comfortable to have the spring clasp centered
on the wrist. This meant going though the watches and removing a link
from the 6 side and moving it to the 12 side.
Similarly, a recent purchase of a Seiko Poseidon included a push-button
clasp. I thought, great, a push button clasp will be more secure and
more comfortable than a fold-over spring clasp. It isn't. Without the
fold over clasp, the band slides around the wrist with no bias. Also,
more importantly, a push-button clasp has no fine adjustment, meaning
that the only adjustment is by adding or removing links, which can result
in a bracelet that is too loose or too tight, and no setting in between.
This would be alright if the watch and band were balanced. But the watch
is much heavier than the band, so the watch slides around my wrist and
the watch case bangs against my wrist bone, and so I find myself taking
the watch off after about two hours. In the future I would choose a
fold-over clasp over a push-button clasp due to the fold-over clasp's
ability to locate itself on the wrist, and the fine adjustment feature
found on the fold-over clasp.
Without knowing if your watch is a fold-over clasp or a push-button, it
is difficult to evaluate your situation.
Your experience illustrates why I caution people who post missives here
to the effect of "I have $1000. Should I buy the Omega or the ______ ?"
when comfort of a watch is an important factor. The most important
thing about a daily wear watch is the fit.
I think that you should try adjusting the band so that the number of
links on each side is at an optimum. If no satisfactory adjustment can
be found, then changing the band for a good after-market model should fix
the problem. What is necessay is the patience to spend a long time
changing the links, trying different lengths on the 12 side and the 6
side, trying different attach points on the fold-over bracelet, trying a
different setting, going back to the previous setting. After a while you
can get tired of moving the links around, but if you stick with it you
can eventually get it set up in a good way. I should mention that there
is no formulaic approach to adjusting a metal band; each watch and band
are different, and while one watch may be most comfortable with the same
number of links on one sider and the other, the next watch may be
different. Advice from the store clerk is essentially useless. There is
no need to resort to a leather band to achieve a comfortable solution
unless the leather band is your preference.
kb
Jack Denver
point inside clasp) if any makes a big difference. The clasp should end up
centered on the back of your wrist - this alters the comfort even if the
total # of links remains the same.
You want a metal bracelet to be somewhat roomy - enough to get your finger
underneath.
"Revision" <k@tdot-com> wrote in message
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Thore Karlsen
[...]
>I think that you should try adjusting the band so that the number of
>links on each side is at an optimum. If no satisfactory adjustment can
>be found, then changing the band for a good after-market model should fix
>the problem.
Changing an Omega bracelet on a $1750 watch for a generic bracelet
that's not designed for the watch? Ouch.
--
Be seeing you.
ethan...@yahoo.com
them to fix it. This should solve my problem with the bracelet.
Thanks for all the great advices people. Have a wonderful new year!
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Frank Adam
wrote:
>Jim Bianchi wrote:
>
>[...]
>
>> In short, go the hell away. I (and I suspect I speak for most of the
>> rest here as well) do not need you and your tripe. We do not want you and
>> your tripe. Please leave. Thank you..
>
>Report the abuse. Forward one of his mesages (with full headers) here:
>
>groups...@google.com
>
>Google isn't particularly known for diligence in such matters, but
>perhaps if enough people complain it will make a difference. At the
>very least he might lose his Google Groups account.
>
And killfile the dimwits' sorry ass.
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