New Bracelet for Black Bay 58

[jkumar2324]

Anyone put a Tudor Ranger 39 bracelet on their BB58? Curious how well the integration to the case would be (or if there are any gaps)

[Greenwood_]

Originally Posted by jkumar2324

Anyone put a Tudor Ranger 39 bracelet on their BB58? Curious how well the integration to the case would be (or if there are any gaps)

Apparently the Ranger bracelet (no faux rivets, and includes the T-fit clasp) fits seamlessly on the BB58.

The comments I’ve seen suggest the only negative is the ranger bracelet doesn’t have the polished sides of the links that the BB58 has, so doesn’t transition into the polish side case as smoothly.

https://timeandtidewatches.com/video...-fit-bracelet/

[stateman]

I got a Ranger bracelet from the AD for the BB58 blue. Fits perfectly - same case as the Ranger. Literally fits as well as the original bracelet. No difference that I can tell.

Rivets never bothered me much, but gaining the non-stepped taper and T-Fit clasp were great additions for me. I actually prefer the all brushed bracelet too, but that's just an aesthetic choice.

[TimeAZ]

T fit is nice but unfortunately the Ranger still suffers from the same problem that most Tudor bracelets have: 6 o'clock link at the clasp does not articulate, will pull on hairs. Deal-breaker for me.

[tenementhall]

Originally Posted by TimeAZ

T fit is nice but unfortunately the Ranger still suffers from the same problem that most Tudor bracelets have: 6 o'clock link at the clasp does not articulate, will pull on hairs. Deal-breaker for me.

Yep this is the issue. It effectively makes the clasp super long.

One fix I’m trying next week: adding 1-2 Uncle Seiko half links to replace that 6 o’clock link so the fixed length gets cut down a bit

[cloudken]

Originally Posted by stateman

I got a Ranger bracelet from the AD for the BB58 blue. Fits perfectly - same case as the Ranger. Literally fits as well as the original bracelet. No difference that I can tell.

Rivets never bothered me much, but gaining the non-stepped taper and T-Fit clasp were great additions for me. I actually prefer the all brushed bracelet too, but that's just an aesthetic choice.

That's interesting, you can order bracelets and straps standalone like that from Tudor without owning the watch? If so then it should eliminate some of the rivet talk as you can order a BB41 or ETA bracelet.

I also think the diet root beer would be better on their TT jubilee for the BB41.

[FrankNYC]

I'm not a fan of the comfort and faux rivets on the BB58. That said, it's so versatile strap-wise. I wear mine on nato, and sometimes a tropic.

[hutch300]

I’d get a aftermarket bracelet without the fake rivets. I think there is no way Tudor likes the rivets but want to differentiate them from Rolex.