preacher62 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Well...I give up. Where do we get the 20mm end links for the jubilee bracelet that will accomodate 2mm springbars. I have checked O'frei, Cas-ker, Wm. S. McCaw, eBay WSO, WM, Clark. No one seems to be able to furnish an after market end piece like this. The ones that I have do not have enough meat to drill them out...I tried. Help, Please. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 What endlinks are you looking for? i would maybe try to find some genuine. possibly one of the lesser desirable numbers would work. not 585, 580 380, etc. but some of he others. Didn't some of the old Datejusts come on a Jubilee bracelet? I seem to remember having either a datejust or Airking on a Jubilee way, way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Are these the ones you are looking for http://www.ebay.com/itm/310411735267?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 WSO has plenty of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) Are these the ones you are looking for http://www.ebay.com/...984.m1423.l2649 WSO has plenty of these Thanks for reply. The rings in these end links do not accommodate 2mm spring bars. I sent an email to WSO today and they said that they do not furnish jubilee end links that accommodate the "fat" spring bars. I may have to look for gen as panerai153 suggested. All these guys are building 1675s with jubilee bracelets. They must have this problem solved. Edited July 24, 2012 by preacher62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 I know Rolexaddict buys bracelets from Ken @ Rafflestime and modifies the end links to accept gen springbars without problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 If you mean the hollow end links, I just bend the two hooks out slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Your other option would be to find a pair of 50 endlinks (correct for the 1675) or 55 end links. Neither of these ends have loops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsvoor Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 ... or 55 end links. caution, there was 55 only accepting the 1.8 mm springbars for datejust and there was 55 accepting the 2.0 mm sb for GMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Rafflestime is they way to go. And just bend up the hooks a little on the endlinks and then use the gen springars, like two members just said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 caution, there was 55 only accepting the 1.8 mm springbars for datejust and there was 55 accepting the 2.0 mm sb for GMT Interesting. The two sets of 55 links I have don't have any loops at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 raffles only has 2 tone ones just now im waiting on one or a gen to come up that takes my fancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Just thinking out loud here but wouldn't it be fairly easy to open up the 2 center links in the Jubi and the bar guides on the end pieces by .1mm-.2mm ?? Edited July 29, 2012 by correctime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymanmatt Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 The gen 555 end piece will accept a 2mm spring bar, and the tube the spring bars go through is very wide compared to the aftermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 The rings in my end links were not open. They were a solid ring cut from tubing. This is my solution and I like it... 1. I popped the small rings out of the end link and threw them away...very easy. 2. I cleaned the end link very thoroughly by soaking in denatured alcohol. 3. I roughed up the inside of the end link with 220 grit sandpaper. 4. I put some grease on the shank of my 2mm drill bit. Any grease will work, it is just a release agent. 5. I laid the shank of the 2mm bit down in the end link. 6. I carefully laid a bridge of J-B Weld over the shank, making sure that there was good contact with the steel of the end link. 7. I waited about 6-8 hours and then took some needle nosed pliers and turned the bit to break it loose and pulled it out. 8. Voila...2 perfect 2mm rings in the end link. Wait the full 24 hours before using. The good news is, these end links will never jingle. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 The rings in my end links were not open. They were a solid ring cut from tubing. This is my solution and I like it... 1. I popped the small rings out of the end link and threw them away...very easy. 2. I cleaned the end link very thoroughly by soaking in denatured alcohol. 3. I roughed up the inside of the end link with 220 grit sandpaper. 4. I put some grease on the shank of my 2mm drill bit. Any grease will work, it is just a release agent. 5. I laid the shank of the 2mm bit down in the end link. 6. I carefully laid a bridge of J-B Weld over the shank, making sure that there was good contact with the steel of the end link. 7. I waited about 6-8 hours and then took some needle nosed pliers and turned the bit to break it loose and pulled it out. 8. Voila...2 perfect 2mm rings in the end link. Wait the full 24 hours before using. The good news is, these end links will never jingle. I like it. Well done Brother. !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I love it! Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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