Breitling Navitimer Bracelet screw/pin

[Mizzourah2006]

Hi all, 

 

I recently ordered a Navitimer from a rep shop highly recommended on this forum. I don't want to say who it is right now because I am hoping the individual can fix my concern. 

 

One of the screws from the bracelet pin was missing when I opened the package. I decided to try to just fix it locally, but apparently all the local jewelers are saying I need to go to a Breitling shop to get it fixed as the pin/screw is specific to the brand. Has anyone had this issue before with their Navitimer?

 

Any suggestions other than waiting to see if the rep shop will ship me extra pins from China? Would an actual Watchmaker be able to take care of the issue?

 

 

[trevsdad]

Photos??

[Mizzourah2006]

Photos??

 

Yes, I guess that might help. 

 

Here is a shot of the bracelet. You can see the screw missing from the pin in the last link. It wouldn't be an issue if I could take out a link but the bracelet fits perfectly as is. 

 

[rionrlty]

This is a common problem with these. The trouble is, depending on which factory made the watch, both the screws and pins can be different threads and sizes. I ran into this same problem on one lately and as I had a couple of different spare bracelets though it would be no problem. When I tried one of the screws it would not match the threads on the new bracelet. Ok I thought, so I'll just change both the pin and the screw. Wrong! The pin was too large for the holes in the new bracelet. I finally ended up sanding down the pin to make it fit but it was a big job. Your best bet will be to get the screw and pin from the same supplier as the watch.