JamesJackson Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Hi, I have two questions about riveted rolex watch bands. First how are they to be adjusted, and second where can I buy a replica one?
Toadtorrent Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Depending on the vintage, spring bars or screws. You might need some specialized screwdrivers (small ones).
freddy333 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Just about everyone who sells rep Rolex watches has at least 1 model that comes on a riveted bracelet. So contact 1 of the sellers in the collectors section to see if they will sell you a bracelet. However, every rep/aftermarket riveted bracelet I have seen is both poorly made (junk) & fake-looking. Assuming there is not enough room in the clasp to size the bracelet, you can sometimes remove a link or 2 by unscrewing the 'screws' in the last links adjacent to the clasp. Beware that these screws often break, strip or just fall out, leaving the bracelet more or less unusable. (In the case of gen riveted bracelets, you must unfold 2 links, add or remove links as needed, & then refold the remaining links. Not an easy task unless you have access to the proper Rolex tool, which few independent watchmakers have these days.)
Nanuq Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Well said, Freddy. You took the words right outta my mouth.
bertieng Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 The best way to adjust a gen. rivet is go to RSC. They have the right tool for it. Average watchsmith or even AD have no chances at all.
freddy333 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 (Possibly) Good sighting, marc. Yuki appears to have updated his aftermarket riveted (stretch!!!!!!!!!) 7206 bracelet (or, at least, the pics of it on his website). For the 1st time in my experience, this looks like the real thing & not the usual crap we have been getting from Asia for many years And, at just $108, I think it is worth a gamble to find out. I just ordered 1 & will report back as soon as it arrives since I have a couple of gens to compare it to.
Slartibartfast Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 Hey freddy, what great reference shots. Invaluable!
sub1965 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 The only miss is that ref. 7206 is not a stretch bracelet, and the stretch ones have the worst comfort! Correct reference for a stretch bracelet is 6636.
freddy333 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Posted September 15, 2009 sub - Right you are about the discomfort, but the 7206 is also a stretch bracelet
TeeJay Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 Could that be the 'expanding metal bracelet' Ian Fleming mentioned in OHMSS?
JamesJackson Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Posted September 16, 2009 I was just thinking the exact same thing.
JoJo35 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 Some 7206's are expansion bracelets (like the one that came on my pcg 5513), although most are not.
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