predfan2001 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Well one would think popping a gen SMP style GMT bracelet on a GMT rep would be a piece of cake. WRONG! The lugholes are in different positions so when you install the SMP bracelet it has a big gap between the endlink and case. I tried redrilling lugholes but never really trusted them. I've tried about 6 sets of endlinks and all of them left a gap. I even bought a Bond SMP rep thinking the band would fit it...nope, same thing. Well friday I received and few extra bracelet parts from a member and guess what? There were 2 endlinks that allowed the gen bracelet to go on perfectly. Don't have a clue what they came off of but after a year of fighting this, the bracelet if finally on. (still not sure if I like the insert..I may go back to the original style) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplehd Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Congrats. I used a the rep rubber strap and had to mod it a bit to fit the rep case. At first, loved it, then decided I need the gen rubber strap. Big difference between the gen and rep rubber strap. Wear it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaunit Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Very nice, I plan on doing the same thing to my GMT. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predfan2001 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I guess this lughole problem would cause issues with some of the rubber straps to. Heres a couple of pics showing what I ran into. The band on the left it the original off of my GMT rep....the link to the right fits a gen SMP. Note the position of the springbar hole. Now here is what I needed. The SMP link is on the left. The pic on the right is photoshoped to show what I needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Wow, congrats for having the patience to try all this. Omega rep bands are a nightmare, and I will never touch one again. Obviously the lugs aren't easy to deal with either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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