Ezio Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Well story goes was In The movies watching The great fast and furious 7 with a date and While decided to take my work jacket on since it was gonna be cold on The Walk home i started to notice my watch felt loose so i noticed my bracelet wasnt connected to The watch head at 6 a clock and no springbar In sight must say i dodged a bullet had Walked 2 kilometers before i noticed it, was my superfranken LV couldnt imagine the damage it Would have caused dropping it on the pavement. Anybody had this happened before and Any ideas how to prevent it ?? Best regards S Edited April 5, 2015 by Ezio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Close call. Ensure you are using the correct size spring bars, and of good quality, also ensure the spring bar ends are positioned correctly in the lug holes, sometimes these holes become worn, so check them with a loupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks using a Sean case with gen springbars so thought i was fine but Will have to buy a loupe to check Them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Had the exact same thing yesterday with a buckle of all things just got a Gen strap for my SoA but thought my rep buckle would fit, no such luck so used an old 18mm I had was fine till I went to take it off then clasp went flying across the room, just caught it in time before it hit the floor.........................must have been my spidey sense kicking in as Micky rightly said good springbars are a must and you can't get much better than Gen can you, if no bracelet then using a nato is fail safe I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opti Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 The problem Im having with springbars is the fact that they are rusting on me! I have a sinn U2 that gets a regular swim, and when I want to change a strap the bastards are rusted in! Are there good quality springbars that can tolerate water better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Yes, search for stainless steel spring bars which specifically state to have stainless steel internal springs, and parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opti Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Thanks SSTEEL will do mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Update Called up a AD today since Im out of the country so In dire need of a replacement set and they Said to me i had to bring In my watch or Else they couldnt replace Them Is rolex beginning to Be such a pain In the """"" they dont even sell springbars before Seeing its a legit rolex ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishcain Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Rolex is always a PITA. You'd be better off getting some NOS springbars. It'd save some money at least until you get home and can get a proper job done. Any shoppe can do it for you and should cost less than $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well decided i had to get Them so took the chance with it and came In 5 min later i walked out with Nice watch Comment and a new set of springbars installed and a new watch haha jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I was vacationing in Bologna a few years ago. While putting on my backpack, I snagged my 7032 on one of the loops, and swiftly discovered that one of the springbars wasn't fully seated. The watch flew off my wrist, somersaulted a couple of times, and struck the sidewalk on the edge of its 7mm Twinlock, before smacking its Cyclope 128 into the concrete. Other than some gouged metal and acrylic scratches, the worst damage was a dislodged subdial hand--later fixed by the great sssurfer's watchsmith in Rome. I, on the other hand, needed to be taken away by ambulance due to my stopped heart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yeah Can now imagine what you must have felt after my experience but still surprised how the hell rolex ADs dont even wanna give out springbars before Seeing the watch first ended up paying 23 us for Them which isnt bad but still wouldnt have thought it Would have been that hard to get springbars But mostly now i worry about every single watch i own if its gonna happen again could be expensive to drop some High dollar builds Like my LV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Gents, it's one thing to have God's Own Springbars in your endlinks, but also consider the puny little springbar in the clasp itself. It's another potential point of failure. I used to wear my bands a little tighter, and I'd break springbars all the time. Now I got used to wearing them a little too loose and no more problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 A NATO strap will keep the watch from falling if one spring bar fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yeah Also thinking about wearing a NATO but hard to find one who fits a LV hard to match it with the strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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