SCL stretch statistics

[meloncap78]

With the introduction of the SCL Oyster bracelets, will bracelet stretch be much more unlikely? Have any of you experienced even the slightest bit of stretch on your newer Oysters?

[TattooedGQ]

nothing on my Milgauss....yet

[dooder202]

I think it would take years to see any noticeable stretch on a Rolex bracelet... I could be wrong though.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by meloncap78

With the introduction of the SCL Oyster bracelets, will bracelet stretch be much more unlikely? Have any of you experienced even the slightest bit of stretch on your newer Oysters?

Have no noticeable stretch in any of my Oyster bracelets some 20 plus years old.Just keep them clean dont wear too loose then all Oyster bracelets with just a little care last for decades.

[George Ab]

Dirt being migrated into the pins by sweat, then acting like polishing compound as the bracelet moves is the cause of stretch as the pins diameter gets smaller an link inside diameter gets larger. Remove the grime (polishing compound) and you remove the cause.

An ultrasonic cleaner cleans ($20 from popular auction site) where toothbrushes cannot. Throw your bracelet in an ultrasonic cleaner once a year for approximately 10 cycles and you are good to go. I usually remove the pins, and resist wiping off the grey grime as I use this as an indicator of when the pins I cannot see are clean, when clean I double the cycles.

I experience no stretch on my new oyster bracelet and stop the stretch on pre-owned.

There should be "sweat hog index", as I have seen some six year old watches with considerable stretch and twenty year old with nearly none. Likely that both were never cleaned, but some folks are made differently from others, and transport the dirt more efficiently.

[dsio]

Is it solid center links that would make a difference, or is it the pin design? I haven't actually resized or unscrewed any of the new bracelets yet, but I was told my a dealer that they use sleeves or bushings in the links (this would be the center part of the link, which is the part that rotates) to prevent direct wearing, not sure if that's true or not. The Omega pin type bracelets use small bushings in the part of the link that flexes both to secure the pin and make for smooth, wear free motion, and I figure something similar in the center link of an oyster would be serving a similar purpose.