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Roddypeepa · 6 November 2022, 03:47 AM

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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Egelber · 6 November 2022, 06:53 AM

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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.

CarlOver · 6 November 2022, 05:05 AM

When sizing a bracelet if the screw pin does not have thread locker applied to the threads, the screw can back out. I had the bracelet separate as I was taking it off for the day. It didn’t fall to the floor. Clearly, a drop of thread locker goes a long way.

ibzk · 6 November 2022, 05:15 AM

happened on one of my swatch when I was 12

rom33 · 6 November 2022, 05:41 AM

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 · 6 November 2022, 05:44 AM

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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Watchsprings · 6 November 2022, 06:57 AM

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

Laostuh · 6 November 2022, 07:36 AM

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 · 6 November 2022, 09:30 AM

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

Deepseadog · 6 November 2022, 11:47 AM

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

Egelber · 7 November 2022, 02:49 AM

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.

6 November 2022, 03:47 AM	#1
Roddypeepa "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Real Name: Mark Location: Southern England Watch: DJ41 SubC SMP mast Posts: 1,688	Not with Rolex but multiple times on tag. Is the watch too tight? That’s usually how they get slightly warped and then fail Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

6 November 2022, 05:05 AM	#3
CarlOver "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: US Posts: 2,219	When sizing a bracelet if the screw pin does not have thread locker applied to the threads, the screw can back out. I had the bracelet separate as I was taking it off for the day. It didn’t fall to the floor. Clearly, a drop of thread locker goes a long way.

6 November 2022, 05:15 AM	#4
ibzk "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2020 Real Name: Khan Location: Dubai Watch: 126334 Posts: 211	happened on one of my swatch when I was 12

6 November 2022, 05:41 AM	#5
rom33 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: In a Hotel Posts: 332	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.

6 November 2022, 05:44 AM	#6
jbro352 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: US Posts: 257	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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

6 November 2022, 06:57 AM	#7
Watchsprings "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: Cali Posts: 1,955	Well this is a wake up call, I will be checking my bracelets frequently now.

6 November 2022, 07:36 AM	#8
Laostuh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 947	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.

6 November 2022, 09:30 AM	#9
Scholar "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Washington DC Posts: 878	This is the reason why military watches have historically been fixed bar.

6 November 2022, 11:47 AM	#10
Deepseadog Banned Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Stowe, Vermont Watch: 126660 279160 Posts: 301	I have shoulderless springbars and a Maratac Zulu w/titanium hardware on my Deepsea, so no worries here

7 November 2022, 02:49 AM	#11
Egelber "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Elliott Location: Prosper, Texas Watch: Sub 114060 2019 Posts: 410	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.

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