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Old 10 February 2010, 11:49 AM   #1
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Icon2 How bad of an idea is it to swap the bracelet (Oyster for Jubilee) on a Rolex?
Thinking about swapping out the Jubilee for an Oyster on one of the DJ's I recently purchased. Would this be a bad idea?

If it is a bad idea... is there any way to "tighten" the looseness of a Jubilee?
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Old 10 February 2010, 11:51 AM   #2
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Great idea. Problem is some of the end links like the 502T are scarce.
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Old 10 February 2010, 11:55 AM   #3
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Great idea. Problem is some of the end links like the 502T are scarce.
Lol.. I've seen you posting over @ TZ for those links for the last 2-3 days dude!
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Old 10 February 2010, 11:56 AM   #4
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Lol.. I've seen you posting over @ TZ for those links for the last 2-3 days dude!
Yeah, the 502Ts are scarce, can't find them anywhere, not even on ebay. Steve M doesn't have them, Anastasios doesn't have them, not one email to my ads!
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:00 PM   #5
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Yeah, the 502Ts are scarce, can't find them anywhere, not even on ebay. Steve M doesn't have them, Anastasios doesn't have them, not one email to my ads!
Damn man, that really sucks - you're in NYC right? Have you checked local stores there?? There's got to be those end links SOMEWHERE in that big city!!

BTW, I mistyped my thread title - I want to swap the Jubilee for an Oyster!! My bad!
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:01 PM   #6
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Damn man, that really sucks - you're in NYC right? Have you checked local stores there?? There's got to be those end links SOMEWHERE in that big city!!

BTW, I mistyped my thread title - I want to swap the Jubilee for an Oyster!! My bad!
Yeah, I'm going to look this weekend. Hopefully one watchmaker will have some.
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Old 10 February 2010, 12:02 PM   #7
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Yeah, I'm going to look this weekend. Hopefully one watchmaker will have some.
Got my fingers crossed for you dude!
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Old 10 February 2010, 02:31 PM   #8
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I prefer the oyster on my DJ
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Old 10 February 2010, 02:35 PM   #9
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Old 10 February 2010, 02:37 PM   #10
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I say do it!!
Oscar you are late again.

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BTW, I mistyped my thread title - I want to swap the Jubilee for an Oyster!! My bad!
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Old 10 February 2010, 02:42 PM   #11
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Thinking about swapping out the Jubilee for an Oyster on one of the DJ's I recently purchased. Would this be a bad idea?

If it is a bad idea... is there any way to "tighten" the looseness of a Jubilee?
A guy in Hong King does real good work... http://www.classicwatchparts.com/
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Old 10 February 2010, 02:44 PM   #12
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oyster better. more sporty.. i don't like the jubilee strap. doesn't look classy to me.
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Old 10 February 2010, 09:02 PM   #13
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Not bad at all, go for it and have the choice of two.
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Old 11 February 2010, 12:00 PM   #14
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It's no big deal. I prefer the jubilee but have both.
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Old 11 February 2010, 12:52 PM   #15
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Swap it! I have always swapped the jubillee for oyster on all my DJs.
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Old 11 February 2010, 01:22 PM   #16
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how much would a SS bracelet cost? Jubillee? Oyster?
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Old 11 February 2010, 01:43 PM   #17
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depends on the kind of bezel you have on your DJ. Fluted bezel = jub, smooth bezel = oyster
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how much would a SS bracelet cost? Jubillee? Oyster?
Good question... +1 where also??? A quick search on ebay doesn't have any authentic rolex bands :-(
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Old 11 February 2010, 01:48 PM   #19
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depends on the kind of bezel you have on your DJ. Fluted bezel = jub, smooth bezel = oyster
They are both fluted.
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