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Old 14 February 2019, 06:13 AM   #1
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16610T spring bar size?

Want to get some new spring bars for my 16610T (no holes Sub) but I'm getting conflicting info on the spring bar size. I believe its Rolex part #23-44200? I know its 20mm wide, 2mm thick, but does anyone know the pivot (end) size? I've seen people say 0.8mm, 0.9mm or 1mm, but am unsure which one it is. Thanks!
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Old 14 February 2019, 01:40 PM   #2
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Ends on the 23-44200 bars are 0.90mm.

Get genuine spring bars. Your AD should be able to help you.
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Old 14 February 2019, 03:41 PM   #3
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Ends on the 23-44200 bars are 0.90mm.

Get genuine spring bars. Your AD should be able to help you.
Thanks! I'm actually looking for some shoulderless bars; I'm going to put on a NATO and want the added security (OK with cutting them off when I want to remove them).

Do you know if Rolex makes any shoulderless bars that would fit? Would the 23-9290 work?
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Old 15 February 2019, 01:03 AM   #4
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I'm not near my desk right now but believe the tips on the 23-9290 are also 0.90mm. If memory serves the "290" in the part number denotes 20mm x 0.90mm.

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Old 15 February 2019, 01:37 PM   #5
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Thanks! I'm actually looking for some shoulderless bars; I'm going to put on a NATO and want the added security (OK with cutting them off when I want to remove them).

Do you know if Rolex makes any shoulderless bars that would fit? Would the 23-9290 work?
You can use the Rolex #23-9290's for shoulderless. They came on the Subs with drilled lugs https://www.toxicnatos.com/collectio...0mm-gmt-ii-sub
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I'm not near my desk right now but believe the tips on the 23-9290 are also 0.90mm. If memory serves the "290" in the part number denotes 20mm x 0.90mm.

HTH
They are .90mm at the tip for the #23-9290. But I do not think the part number correlates to the tips size. For example the #23-9291 has 1.2mm tips. And the #23-9373 has .9mm tips.

But I might be wrong.
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Old 16 February 2019, 01:28 AM   #7
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They are .90mm at the tip for the #23-9290. But I do not think the part number correlates to the tips size. For example the #23-9291 has 1.2mm tips. And the #23-9373 has .9mm tips.

But I might be wrong.
Agreed. It could be purely coincidence. I just happened to remember that the 23-9290 number matched its dimensions. Clearly Rolex needs a better part numbering scheme.
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Thanks for the info guys! I'm going to try a set of Marathon spring bars which should also be 20mm x 1.8 x 0.9. If that fails I'll see if I can get ahold of a set of 23-9290. I think they came on the older DJs, so it probably won't be easy to order.

On a related note, I came across this site while searching for more info about spring bars:
https://rlxwizard.herokuapp.com/barette

It has the part numbers and dimensions of a lot of the different models, which I thought was pretty cool (doesn't look like its been updated for the 6 digits yet though).
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Thanks for the info guys! I'm going to try a set of Marathon spring bars which should also be 20mm x 1.8 x 0.9. If that fails I'll see if I can get ahold of a set of 23-9290. I think they came on the older DJs, so it probably won't be easy to order.

On a related note, I came across this site while searching for more info about spring bars:
https://rlxwizard.herokuapp.com/barette

It has the part numbers and dimensions of a lot of the different models, which I thought was pretty cool (doesn't look like its been updated for the 6 digits yet though).
https://www.toxicnatos.com/collectio...ucts/toxicbars
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