Removing equal amount of links?

[cereal killer]

Hey folks! I absolutely love my OP 116000, as you can tell from all my pics latey. Question- I had 2 links removed and the clasp adjusted to fit my wrists, which it does nicely. I noticed that they took both links off one side. Should the links come off both ends of the clasp or is it really irrelevant? The clasp is slightly off center but I did notice that when I lay my wrist on the table, I'm not laying right on the clasp, which may keep it from getting overly beat up but then the links take the wear. Am I over analyzing here or should a link come off both sides? My OCD tends to like things symmetrical.

[cornerstore]

Normal, most people have fewer links on 6:00 than 12:00. Centers watch.

[skprd13]

Originally Posted by cornerstore

Normal, most people have fewer links on 6:00 than 12:00. Centers watch.

Thank goodness I am normal!

[KNY]

Cornerstone is right. Generally there are more links on the 12 o'clock side. Taking links from one side or another actually makes a difference in centering the watch on the top of your wrist, but this is the way it's done. This is one instance where you dont want your OCD to win. Mine is 6 and 4 (which sounds like it mtches yours?

[watchwatcher]

Actually looks pretty well centered from your pic. Congrats and enjoy.

[RichM]

I'm with Larry, it looks really good on you.

For me, on all 4 watches, I have 5 on the 6 o'clock side and 6 on the 12 o'clock side. My Sub gives me the perfect fit because of the GlideLock Clasp.

What you want to try to do is center the watch above and the clasp below.

I think yours has the EasyLink. Try to center the the piece under the clasp and not the actual clasp. I'm not sure what you call that piece but if you look at it, you'll see it's longer than the clasp itself.

On my three with EasyLink, the clasp itself is actually more toward the 6 o'clock side but the longer part under the EasyLink is pretty much centered. Yours pretty much looks correct.

Hope this helps.

[mikeschmidt]

Originally Posted by Rich Mickol

Try to center the the piece under the clasp and not the actual clasp. I'm not sure what you call that piece but if you look at it, you'll see it's longer than the clasp itself.

This is how it was explained to me by watch smith at AD.

[japenney]

great looking watch. I considered getting one before settling on the explorer

[GMT Aviator]

The only way to do this is to centre the watch case on the centre of the top side of your wrist, hold it in place with two fingers and then turn your wrist over and see where the clasp lies.
Remove or add links accordingly on either side to get the clasp nearly centered, bearing in mind smaller adjustments can be made at the end link within the clasp itself.
I've had two watches 'fitted' to me by my AD's over time and neither of them got it right so I adjusted it myself when I got home and did the job properly.
As it happens, it looks pretty well centered from your pic in any case.

[AF_Rob]

The safety clasp is generally centered to the bottom of my wrist, with the buckle shifting to the 12 o'clock side. Still have more links to that side. To me, its the most comfortable.

[Brenngun]

No real rule here. Depending on the watch I have some with equal number on both sides and some with more on the 12 o'clock side. More important is on al the buckle / clasp is centered on the underside of my wrist while the watch is centered on the top.

[droptopman]

My wrist is weird. Almost every Rolex bracelet I size needs even number of links on both sides to center the clasp. Pretty easy fix on most...except on a 7206 rivet that I had restored by Michael Young. He set it up with 7 and 5 which is traditional. Had to send it back to even it out so it was 6&6. Felt like a fool for not requesting that in the first place.

[cereal killer]

Thanks for the input. The watch is comfortable with six links on the 12 oclock side and four on the 6 oclock side. I will leave it as is and worry about other first world problems.

[Dom_Rellik]

i bought an everest strap and had some sizing issues - 5x5 with equal at 12 and 6 had the buckle just slightly off center. i got a new 6x4 and it centers it perfectly. so it seems 2 links more on the 12 o'clock side is the way to have your oyster bracelet.