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Old 21 November 2009, 11:28 PM   #1
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Spring pin

When I was taking off my Sub LV yesterday evening it fell in my lap. The pin that holds the bracelet together had broken. No harm was done and I took a pin from a watch I don't wear as a temporary fix. I'm wondering if I did something to it when I adjusted the length a week or so ago.

Anyway that got me to thinking. There was a thread recently about which Rolex is the most rugged. All of the sports watches as far as I know depend on a tiny bar to keep our watches on our wrists. (I'm sure there's a name for that part but I don't know what it is.) How rugged is that?
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Old 21 November 2009, 11:34 PM   #2
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If you are talking about the spring bars they are available at your local jeweler. Spring bars come in different diameters depending on the bracelet or strap. I am not sure what your Sub uses, but your local jeweler could take a look at the one that is not damaged and should be able to match it. Cheers, Bill
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Old 21 November 2009, 11:50 PM   #3
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OK they are spring bars. Glad to know the term! I'm sure I can pick up a new one today but at 9:30 p.m. I was glad I could find one that fit off an old watch. The thing is that bar is a tiny piece of metal holding several thousand dollars of watch on my wrist.
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The weakest link in any watch are the spring bars,but in over thirty years of Rolex wearing only had one fail but thats a long story.
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Old 22 November 2009, 04:22 AM   #5
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I'm glad that you got it back together..

But...... It is extremely difficult to "break" a spring-bar. They are the same diameter, sometimes more-so, than the rods that hold the rest of the bracelet together..and they are installed in "shear"..

That means that to "break" one, you have to exert enough force to actually shear it in half, probably the strongest position any rod can be in and the reason that simple rivets hold up sky scraper beams...

I'm thinkin' that it may have not been fully seated, or the springbar end itself was damaged..
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