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Old 18 November 2018, 08:36 AM   #4
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It's a great clasp design, indeed. As a diver descends, air bubbles inside a neoprene wetsuit compress and a watch will start to fit loosely on the wrist. If you set your clasp somewhere in the middle of the spring range, it will compress on its own and stay tight to the wrist.

Dive watches with rubber "accordion" style straps work the same way. Tudor figured out how to do it with metal.

I'm sure non-divers can benefit as well if one's wrist expands, although that wasn't the primary intention.

Tudor truly does make tool watches.
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