The watch thread: pocket, wrist, sporty, showy? You name it!

[paulfromcamden]

That’s unfortunate, one of the benefits of Nato type straps is that the watch will stay on your wrist if a spring bar breaks, but if both bars go at once; what are the odds?!

Yes quite. I wonder if one went and the weight of the watch wrenched the other one out - it's quite a lump!

 

[seyles]

New G10 strap for the Sea Urchin

 

[stevec67]

Yes quite. I wonder if one went and the weight of the watch wrenched the other one out - it's quite a lump!

That's exactly what will have happened, you probably have some worn or cheap and cheerful spring bars fitted. I had this with a Seiko 805, it was prone to falling off. A NATO with new springs fixed this and it's now as robust as it ever needs to be. Add in that when you fit a NATO and pull it you only pull the strap, it doesn't load the spring pins unless you are pulling directly on the body of the watch itself.

 

[kevinrt]

I finally cracked and bought one of these, my ideal watch:

https://flic.kr/p/2pQysX2

 

[Copperjacket]

I appear to be having a run of bad luck with spring bars giving way.

Can anyone please recommend a brand of very good spring bars for a heavy watch in 20mm if that makes a difference and indeed where to buy them.

Many thanks.

 

[paulfromcamden]

I appear to be having a run of bad luck with spring bars giving way.

Can anyone please recommend a brand of very good spring bars for a heavy watch in 20mm if that makes a difference and indeed where to buy them.

Many thanks.

I am also interested in this!

 

[windhoek]

The double-flange spring bars that came with my Rolex Explorer look totally solid, maybe you can buy spare ones. You'd probably have to pay a premium for them... but they do appear to be premium spring bars so you get what you pay for.

 

[Burdy]

Seiko make very good springbars. The "fat" ones especially good, as long as the strap can accommodate the thickness.

 

[Burdy]

6 PC 20mm 22mm OEM SEIKO 2.5mm Fat Spring Bars PROSPEX Non Fringe 1.1mm Tip x6 N | eBay

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[GavinA]

I finally cracked and bought one of these, my ideal watch:

https://flic.kr/p/2pQysX2

I agree; it ticks many of my boxes. Eg surprisingly few watches allow the second hand and the minute track to coincide for accurate display of the actual second reached. I also value Arabic hour display - military watch designers knew a thing or two!