Faux Vintage Rolex Spring Bars

[KBH 7]

I was wanting to put in the larger Rolex 2mm spring bars but didn't want the hassle of finding and modding a bracelet and end links on a low budget little project watch. So I came up with a relatively simple way to fake it.

 

All the items needed are shown in the first picture. It turns out a paper clip in my drawer was the proper 1.2mm thickness so I just polished the tip with a Dremel grinder and polisher, cut it off to approx 1 mm and then made 3 more to match. I drilled out the existing spring bar holes approximately 1 1/2 mm deep and glued the polished pieces into the holes. This allows the use of a standard rep bracelet and spring bar and gives the illusion of having the gen spring bar in place. Not too difficult and I like the finished look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AllergyDoc 40]

Interesting. I assume gen spring bars are just thicker?

[PatronSaintofChainsaws 1]

Interesting. I assume gen spring bars are just thicker?

 

Thicker and shoulderless.

 

Yuki makes a great Rolex-style springbar if you want to go all the way, and they're dirt cheap.

[sconehead 5]

Here's a pic of my gen sub's spring bars for comparison,

 

 

[pollux1 3]

Looks damn good B, very neat trick.

[KBH 7]

Looks damn good B, very neat trick.

 

That's what happens when you have too much time on your hands on a long holiday weekend. Thanks.