Where to find the right spring bars

[jldc]

I bought a SEL Oyster bracelet for my lug holes GMT II. The seller said it came off a similar watch and it certainly appears to fit. However, the spring bars that hold the current (Jubilee) band are too thick/fat to fit in the Oyster end links. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Please don't tell me it won't fit . . . well, unless, of course, it really won't fit and I wasted some $$.



Thanks in advance for your expertise.

L

[Route 66]

Here's a good source...

http://www.ofrei.com/page_155.html

[roger0770]

your local authorized dealer probably has some in hand.

[azguy]

It's a 78790A bracelet, correct

[Tools]

Originally Posted by jldc

I bought a SEL Oyster bracelet for my lug holes GMT II. The seller said it came off a similar watch and it certainly appears to fit. However, the spring bars that hold the current (Jubilee) band are too thick/fat to fit in the Oyster end links. Can somebody point me in the right direction? Please don't tell me it won't fit . . . well, unless, of course, it really won't fit and I wasted some $$.
Thanks in advance for your expertise.

L

Sounds like you have a SEL bracelet from a different watch that takes 1.8mm spring-bars instead of the GMT 2.mm spring-bars.. It would help if you gave us the number off the clasp or stamped at the very end of the SEL..

You need to find some 1.8mm springbars with 1.2mm pivots for a 20mm wide lug width.. You could look through the offerings at Otto Frei. they have lots of springbars..