SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

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SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:25 pm

So, I just got around to getting the bracelet sized and when I mounted it to the watch I noticed this terrible fit to the case... anyone else experiencing this??

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Conversely has anyone used one of Strapcode's Super Oyster bracelets? How's the fit of them to the case??

Any input is greatly appreciated!!


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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by JP Chestnut » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:29 pm

You have some posting woes too. Replace the spring bars and see what happens. If that fails there's always...
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Post by streetracer101 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:29 pm

Return it

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Post by Chocodove » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:31 pm

That doesn't look right at all. On the two I've had the endlinks fit perfectly.

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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:32 pm

JP Chestnut wrote:You have some posting woes too. Replace the spring bars and see what happens. If that fails there's always...
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Which bracelet is that??


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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:33 pm

I found a better fit with the bars that Terry now sells. FWIW

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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:33 pm

hoppyjr wrote:I found a better fit with the bars that Terry now sells. FWIW
Got some in my cart as we type.


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Post by JP Chestnut » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:33 pm

The horrible strapcode thing. I think they're going to try to fix the butt ugly end links.


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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:37 pm

I suppose rubber or a NATO on the MM300 isn't too out of character........


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Post by 59yukon01 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:39 pm

Did you buy it used? Just wondering if you maybe didn't get the fat spring bars. Narrow ones I could see causing that gap.

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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:40 pm

59yukon01 wrote:Did you buy it used? Just wondering if you maybe didn't get the fat spring bars. Narrow ones I could see causing that gap.
I did, from a friend who had never used the bracelet. (I unwrapped the plastic). They are the Seiko fatties...


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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by JP Chestnut » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:43 pm

I've seen other pictures of terrible end link fit on the MM300 and mentioned it a few times on here. Most claim it's due to shadows - you know the real deal though. Try new spring bars for sure. My Omega Speedmaster had terrible (but a thousand times better than this) end link fit with the stock bars. OEM replacements made a big improvement.

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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:45 pm

JP Chestnut wrote:I've seen other pictures of terrible end link fit on the MM300 and mentioned it a few times on here. Most claim it's due to shadows - you know the real deal though. Try new spring bars for sure. My Omega Speedmaster had terrible (but a thousand times better than this) end link fit with the stock bars. OEM replacements made a big improvement.
Cool, I'm ordering some of Terry's and if those don't work *shrugs* I'll wear it on a NATO, I don't "love" the bracelet so it's not a deal breaker for me.

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Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:47 pm

Be sure to try the 2.5 diameter shoulder less bars with 1.2 tips

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Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:48 pm

The 2.0 diameter bars fit an Isofrane perfectly with no play. Also 1.2 tips on Seiko MM.

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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:48 pm

hoppyjr wrote:Be sure to try the 2.5 diameter shoulder less bars with 1.2 tips
Are these different from the standard Seiko fat bars??


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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:53 pm

Aaron Shapiro wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Be sure to try the 2.5 diameter shoulder less bars with 1.2 tips
Are these different from the standard Seiko fat bars??


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Yes.

These are solid end to end and take on almost a fixed lug appearance when mounted. The stock bars have tapers toward the ends and frankly I found them to feel rather flimsy. These bars that Terry sells (if sourced from the same guy I'm thinking of) are much more solid feeling.

I didn't care for the bracelet fit on either of the MM300's I had and these made it better, although Seiko doesn't help in the end link department.

The 2.0 / 1.2 tips version is how I wore Isofrane and nato, but I left the bars in place on the Isofrane and used a separate set for natos. They last longer that way and it's a quicker change over.

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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by Chocodove » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:54 pm

JP Chestnut wrote:
Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:33 pm
The horrible strapcode thing. I think they're going to try to fix the butt ugly end links.


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This looks like complete shit.
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Post by Aaron Shapiro » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:55 pm

hoppyjr wrote:
Aaron Shapiro wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Be sure to try the 2.5 diameter shoulder less bars with 1.2 tips
Are these different from the standard Seiko fat bars??


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Yes.

These are solid end to end and take on almost a fixed lug appearance when mounted. The stock bars have tapers toward the ends and frankly I found them to feel rather flimsy. These bars that Terry sells (if sourced from the same guy I'm thinking of) are much more solid feeling.

I didn't care for the bracelet fit on either of the MM300's I had and these made it better, although Seiko doesn't help in the end link department.

The 2.0 / 1.2 tips version is how I wore Isofrane and nato, but I left the bars in place on the Isofrane and used a separate set for natos. They last longer that way and it's a quicker change over.

These? https://www.toxicnatos.com/products/tox ... 9955134657


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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:56 pm

^ the Terry bars also extend further into the holes and just feel stronger to me.

I use the same bars (with different end tip sizes as appropriate) in my other watches too. In my PO2500 I run the 2.0 diameter shoulder less with 1.0 tips. When in place it simulates a fixed lug (think Milsub) and is ideal for nato straps. If I want to swap it out for some other strap I'd just cut the spring bar with a pair of wire cutters. Done it many times and super easy.

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Post by 59yukon01 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:58 pm


hoppyjr wrote:Terry also extends further into my hole and just feel stronger to me.
Fify.

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Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:59 pm

59yukon01 wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Terry also extends further into my hole and just feel stronger to me.
Fify.

Thanks, but he's definitely more flimsy.

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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:02 pm

hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:59 pm
59yukon01 wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Terry also extends further into my hole and just feel stronger to me.
Fify.

Thanks, but he's definitely more flimsy.
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Post by BBK357 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:08 pm

59yukon01 wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Terry also extends further into my hole and just feel stronger to me.
Fify.

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Re: SBDX017 Bracelet End Link Woes...

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:14 pm

59yukon01 wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Terry also extends further into my hole and just feel stronger to me.
Fify.

Thanks, but he's definitely more flimsy.

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