Really OMG my 114060

[rom33]

20 years ago walking with my family in Stanford Shopping Center on a beautiful sunny day my Breitling chronomat with a Rouleaux bullet bracelet slipped off my wrist. Feeling it slip off my wrist I somehow caught it before it hit the pavement.

Soon afterward I sold the watch.

[jbro352]

Also happened to me on a 114060. I wonder if this reference was more susceptible to pins coming loose than other references. It’s never happened to me on any other reference.


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[Egelber]

Originally Posted by HiBoost

Some of you just don't read :) OP stated that the tip of the pin holding the clasp actually broke off. This is not the common "screw backed out because of no loctite" issue.

Glad you didn't have any damage as a result! Did RSC charge you or was it free? Just curious if they would see this as "abuse" or actually admit it was a flaw.

Nope on the charge. The watch is still under factory warranty, but they can see I keep my watch pristine.

[Egelber]

Originally Posted by Roddypeepa

Not with Rolex but multiple times on tag. Is the watch too tight? That’s usually how they get slightly warped and then fail


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I wear it comfortably loose, but not loose enough to be flopping around.

[Watchsprings]

Well this is a wake up call, I will be checking my bracelets frequently now.

[Laostuh]

Mine slipped off my wrist because a pin came unscrewed. Not sure how but thankfully it fell on my desk and the pin wasn't broken. I had to take it back to the AD to have them put loctite, hasn't happened since.

[Scholar]

This is the reason why military watches have historically been fixed bar.

[Deepseadog]

I have shoulderless springbars and a Maratac Zulu w/titanium hardware on my Deepsea, so no worries here

[JTL31]

Originally Posted by HiBoost

Rolex puts loctite on them from the factory. Any tech who does not do the same is a hack.

Thank you! I was at AD playing yesterday and asked; they confirmed it was a requirement by Rolex when sizing bracelets.

[Bizcut1]

Originally Posted by JTL31

Thank you! I was at AD playing yesterday and asked; they confirmed it was a requirement by Rolex when sizing bracelets.

My AD said...

[Egelber]

It’s definitely a wake up call. Not to open another can of worms, but hopefully everyone insures their watches/jewelry. I know insurance replaces the value, but it can’t tell the stories of where your timepiece has been.