Nikosaldente 630 Posted June 16, 2018 Hey guys, This is a tutorial on how to customize yourself a simple spring bar to a Rolex Style Spring Bar meant to be used for any case that has Lug Holes! I know you can get them online, but they are far more expensive than the simple ones. I think they're about £10 a pair! If you do it yourself, it's cheaper, it's easy and it has a bit of a fun Things you'll be needing: A pair of simple spring bars, preferably the fat type with the tube size between 19mm and no more than 19.5mm. A Dremmel type micromotor. I used a cordless one I got from Lidl Supermarket. A steel file! You begin by inserting the Spring Bar in the Micromotor, where the burr goes: You turn on the Micromotor in low-medium speed (no more than 6000-10000rpm), the spring bar begins to rotate and the Steel file is gently touched on it, as seen in the photo: After a few minutes, this is the result: If needed, file off the narrower tip..... Remove the Spring Bar, rotate it and reinsert it from the fixed end back into the Micromotor. Repeat the grinding process. Final result: Pretty cool, huh? Told you it was easy! Thanks for watching! Good luck with your modding! Here they are, mounted on my own build, a 16610! Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted June 16, 2018 WTF! This bitch be living in 3018 when we're all living in 2018!!! At least that's what the cool kids say. Good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myaz 3 Posted June 16, 2018 Clever. Who woulda thunk it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manodeoro 19 Posted June 16, 2018 @Nikosaldente ... great mod Some days ago I did the same bar mod for my 5500 but ... without a dremel and it was sooooo long Next time I'll have the guts to do it WITH so thank you buddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted June 17, 2018 Fake gen spring bar, I'll never cease to be amazed ! They charge $10 for the pair ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking95 3 Posted June 17, 2018 I will have to try that. Easier than drilling lug holes to get those gen bars to fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manodeoro 19 Posted June 17, 2018 Fake gen spring bar, I'll never cease to be amazed ! They charge $10 for the pair ? They charge $$$ for anything "vintage".Athaya charges US$ 2,50 for a 90/120 stem adapter that you can get at £0,85 for a lot of 5 pieces elsewhere.But Athaya stem extensions are "vintage", Envoyé de mon Moto G (5) Plus en utilisant Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikosaldente 630 Posted June 17, 2018 On 16/6/2018 at 19:58, Gingerbubba said: WTF! This bitch be living in 3018 when we're all living in 2018!!! At least that's what the cool kids say. Good work! On 16/6/2018 at 20:10, myaz said: Clever. Who woulda thunk it? 20 hours ago, manodeoro said: @Nikosaldente ... great mod Some days ago I did the same bar mod for my 5500 but ... without a dremel and it was sooooo long Next time I'll have the guts to do it WITH so thank you buddy 11 hours ago, brang1 said: word Cheers guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manodeoro 19 Posted June 18, 2018 14 hours ago, Nikosaldente said: Cheers guys! What is GREAT with that method is that you can modd the spring bars for 36mm watches with lugs drilled at 0.9mm (not 1.3mm as the 40mm subs). That's what I'm doing for my 5500 case Share this post Link to post Share on other sites