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Spacegoat · 27 December 2016, 11:36 PM

Hi there...

I was fooling around the other night on the lounge carpet floor and my DD randomly opened up on my wrist. I thought maybe it was a coincidence but then it happened again - I didn't even impact the ground very hard (was leaning on my hands against the floor)

and then today i got angry and hit a plank of wood, and once again the clasp opened and my angry moment turned into an embarrassing one haha..

This does not happen with my DateJust which fits slightly tighter around my wrist by preference.

Will I need a new clasp or am I not being careful enough with the watch?
I don't really have much history on the watch except its 26 years old!

Odell · 27 December 2016, 11:51 PM

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Chalet · 28 December 2016, 12:08 AM

It happened on my Date. If it is the same design as mine the curved pieces of the clasp had flattened out. A bit of precision bending from an AD fixed it.

Odell · 28 December 2016, 05:15 PM

You can do it with your thumbs

MattCH · 28 December 2016, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Odell

You can do it with your thumbs

Agree, with both hands bend just a little the inner part of clasp. The one in the photo.

MikeMc · 3 January 2017, 01:25 PM

Changing the radius of the foldover MAY work. It works often on stainless steel. However, the proper repair is to use the tool that Rolex makes for this purpose. It looks like a short screw driver handle with nylon pieces on the ends. There are two of them and you attach them to each side of the foldover at the horn on the lower side of the foldover and you bend outward. This increases the slot opening and increases the friction as it fits into the opening of the upper foldover.

27 December 2016, 11:36 PM	#1
Spacegoat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Posts: 8	Clasp Opens on hand / arm impact - DayDate Hi there... I was fooling around the other night on the lounge carpet floor and my DD randomly opened up on my wrist. I thought maybe it was a coincidence but then it happened again - I didn't even impact the ground very hard (was leaning on my hands against the floor) and then today i got angry and hit a plank of wood, and once again the clasp opened and my angry moment turned into an embarrassing one haha.. This does not happen with my DateJust which fits slightly tighter around my wrist by preference. Will I need a new clasp or am I not being careful enough with the watch? I don't really have much history on the watch except its 26 years old!

27 December 2016, 11:51 PM	#2
Odell "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: PH Watch: 11660 LV Posts: 20	[IMG][/IMG]

28 December 2016, 12:08 AM	#3
Chalet "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Uk Watch: 13x Rolex Addict Posts: 324	It happened on my Date. If it is the same design as mine the curved pieces of the clasp had flattened out. A bit of precision bending from an AD fixed it.

28 December 2016, 05:15 PM	#4
Odell "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: PH Watch: 11660 LV Posts: 20	You can do it with your thumbs

3 January 2017, 01:25 PM	#6
MikeMc "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Oregon Watch: own 18 watches Posts: 117	Changing the radius of the foldover MAY work. It works often on stainless steel. However, the proper repair is to use the tool that Rolex makes for this purpose. It looks like a short screw driver handle with nylon pieces on the ends. There are two of them and you attach them to each side of the foldover at the horn on the lower side of the foldover and you bend outward. This increases the slot opening and increases the friction as it fits into the opening of the upper foldover.

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