chefcook Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Heyho, for my noobmariner based 16800 project I was in a desperate need for a 93150 old style bracelet with loose end links, a divers extension made from sheet metal instead of the solid divers extension of the modern 93150 / 93250, a flip lock without grooves and of course hollow mid links - just like the gen... All rep or aftermarket bracelets I could find had solid mid links. I decided to buy one on the bay and see what could be made out of it. I canibalized a noob bracelet I had laying around. The end links, the small mid links between the bracelet itself and the end link and the sheet metal divers extension came from the aftermarket bracelet, the rest is from the nooby bracelet. I ground the grooves from the flip lock and shortened the clasp a little to accomodate the flater divers extension. But see what I've done (attached pics). Your opionions are welcome Regards, M. EDIT: Ordered a pair of genuine endlinks allready. The ones from the aftermarket bracelet are nice, but not good enough IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 The one thing that I've noticed about the noob clasp is that the crown emblem is too short- too fat, whereas the gen crown on the back of the clasp is longer, narrower. 593 end links are correct for the 16800 and 168000, but I have seen 580 and 501's (no on 16800's that were stated to be 100% original. But who can really say a watch is 100% after 25-30 years. But then again, Rolex has been known to use whatever was in the parts bin back then. The 455B's that you have are nice, they don't have that typical replica cut-out on the back side. I'm still waiting for the MBK 93150 to arrive- Chris says it's overdue, just like the Eurotimer w/ lugholes. But the Eurotimer w/ lugholes will have the deep rehaut- better suited for an early 16610 than the 16800. I like what you did filing the grooves out of the safety clasp- looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefcook Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yep, the logo on the clasp is not so fine, but the noob bracelet is soooo easy to source and I had various of them laying around in my bracelet bin... Maybe I'll grind the logo a little. I hope it'll look better and it gives a nice-twenty-years-old-and-refinished look According to my AD the end links should be 501B. The total cost of the bracelet shown above were about 75 USD including the gen endlinks and gen spring bars I am happy with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 For $75 you can't go wrong. With all due respect, your AD dpesn't know his 16800's. And don't forget, the 16800 is 316L, whereas the 16610 is 904L. 501B is correct for the 16610, but different type of stainless steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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