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Old 15 July 2020, 07:52 AM   #1
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doubt president bracelet from 18038

I have a doubt with a president folding clasp for a 18038, it seems that everything is correct, with an end-link of 55, and I think it has all the links, but my doubt is that no link has screws to remove them, is that normal ?









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Old 15 July 2020, 08:56 AM   #2
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The bracelet is correct, its called a "permanent link" bracelet but they were usually made for older 4 digit models. Most likely someone swapped out the original 53 end links and put 55s on it to fit the 18038 case.
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Old 15 July 2020, 09:17 AM   #3
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Thank you very much for the information, so the only way to adjust it is through the folding clasp, am I right?
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Old 15 July 2020, 11:34 AM   #4
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The bracelet is correct, its called a "permanent link" bracelet but they were usually made for older 4 digit models. Most likely someone swapped out the original 53 end links and put 55s on it to fit the 18038 case.
This is a 7286 presidential bracelet that was available for the 18038 and even the 18238. It came with 21 links from the factory. Most people selected the hidden clasp 8385 bracelet for those models. This bracelet has micro adjustments in the clasp that the 8385 hidden clasp version doesn’t have. 55 end links are correct for this bracelet.
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Old 15 July 2020, 12:12 PM   #5
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This is a 7286 presidential bracelet that was available for the 18038 and even the 18238.
I think they started offering the hidden clasp on the 1803 in ‘72 - When did they stop offering this one as an option? If it was available on 18238, that’s at least a 16-year overlap ...
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Old 15 July 2020, 12:22 PM   #6
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I think they started offering the hidden clasp on the 1803 in ‘72 - When did they stop offering this one as an option? If it was available on 18238, that’s at least a 16-year overlap ...
You are correct the hidden clasp was available on the 1803 I just am not sure what year. I don’t know much about the 1803 references as I focus mainly on the 18038, 18238, and 118238. I am not sure what year or serial they stopped offering the 7286 on the 18238. I am betting the poster ‘Alpino’ knows though maybe he will chime in.
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Old 22 July 2020, 10:19 PM   #7
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I have another question, I have adjusted the closure to the maximum of small, because my wrist is 7 "inches, but it still comes a little big, is there any easy way to remove any link from the bracelet?
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Old 22 July 2020, 11:15 PM   #8
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I have another question, I have adjusted the closure to the maximum of small, because my wrist is 7 "inches, but it still comes a little big, is there any easy way to remove any link from the bracelet?
At this point it requires a clamp which grabs on to the outer portion of the link and essentially pulls it apart or disassembles the link permanently. Not an easy DIY.
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Old 22 July 2020, 11:30 PM   #9
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At this point it requires a clamp which grabs on to the outer portion of the link and essentially pulls it apart or disassembles the link permanently. Not an easy DIY.
do you think a Rolex AD could do it?
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Old 23 July 2020, 12:14 AM   #10
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do you think a Rolex AD could do it?
Im sure they can, it is the same as removing a permanent link. If they do, make sure you get the link back since it is 18K gold. You will never be able to reuse it but you could sell it for scrap value.
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Old 23 July 2020, 02:07 AM   #11
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Im sure they can, it is the same as removing a permanent link. If they do, make sure you get the link back since it is 18K gold. You will never be able to reuse it but you could sell it for scrap value.
Do you mean that if they disassemble it, it can no longer be reassembled?
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