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Old 9 September 2013, 12:41 PM   #1
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Deployant buckle uncomfortable....

I love my PAM104, but sometimes the deployant clasp bothers me. The clasp is a little too curved and digs into my wrist or the two push buttons do. All of my straps are compatible with the deployant so I don't quite want to swap the buckle out for a tang buckle. At home it's ok, but at the office I may be putting to much pressure on it.
How does your deployant feel?
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Old 9 September 2013, 03:01 PM   #2
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The deployant sucks, plain and simple. But for me, most deployants suck, specially if they have the two push buttons on the side. I wear all my PAMs on tang buckle and that's the best for comfort.
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Old 9 September 2013, 03:23 PM   #3
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Fortunately my wrist is small enough the deployant works okay for me but it's not the most comfortable one I have. Prefer my PAMs on tang.
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Old 9 September 2013, 03:51 PM   #4
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I haven't had any experience with the deployant clasp on PAMs. But I do have on my other watches. Not a big fan of these but they fit okay. I have small wrists so it doesn't really bother me that much comfort wise. I prefer tang buckles.
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Old 9 September 2013, 06:07 PM   #5
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Panerai makes the least comfortable deployant buckle of all the watch brands. But I get used to it and do have straps on tang to switch around.
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Old 9 September 2013, 06:32 PM   #6
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maybe wear it a little looser? dunno. guess it's just the luck of the draw with the wrist.
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Old 9 September 2013, 07:43 PM   #7
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All deployants (from any brand) are not as comfortable as a tang bickle for me.
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Old 10 September 2013, 12:36 AM   #8
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The one on my old 88 would pinch the hell out of me. Hated it.
And don't get me started on that ingenious micro screw that I lost 8 times before stripping it. Awful, Awful design.
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Old 10 September 2013, 12:36 AM   #9
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All deployants (from any brand) are not as comfortable as a tang bickle for me.
This.
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Old 10 September 2013, 12:54 AM   #10
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Astronauts use tang buckles

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Old 10 September 2013, 03:00 AM   #11
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The only benefit to a deployant is a) minimizes strap wear and b) reduces chances of accidentally dropping watch.
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Old 10 September 2013, 08:31 AM   #12
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The only benefit to a deployant is a) minimizes strap wear and b) reduces chances of accidentally dropping watch.
And c) looks cool.
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Old 10 September 2013, 09:41 AM   #13
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I like deployant's personally.
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