Cut my link out

[Peter Messmore]

Hey All, I decided to take a chance and cut a link out on the six o clock side since the clasp was not centered on my wrist.I used a high speed cutting tool(Dremel) and it worked out great even though it ruined the link.I now have 31/2 links on the six o clock side and 41/2 on the other( very skinny wrist).Thanks for listening , Peter

[GMTJOHNNY]

Wow!!
Post Some Pictures!

[artwigwa]

Originally Posted by Peter Messmore

Hey All, I decided to take a chance and cut a link out on the six o clock side since the clasp was not centered on my wrist.I used a high speed cutting tool(Dremel) and it worked out great even though it ruined the link.I now have 31/2 links on the six o clock side and 41/2 on the other( very skinny wrist).Thanks for listening , Peter

You cut a link

Sounds interesting, could you post a pic please

[Lisa]

Will I sound stupid if I wonder why your AD couldn't have just removed the link for you?

[Triple Black 88]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Will I sound stupid if I wonder why your AD couldn't have just removed the link for you?

I think he's saying that taking 1 link off either side would have placed the clasp off-center, so he created a half link with a dremel... I think

PICS

[CoopJr]

Now I've heard everything. Pete was this operation preceded by a few shots of whiskey?

[DSJ]

[mfer]

He didn't make a 1/2 link. He removed one of the "non-removable" links on the 6 o'clock side and attached the 1/2 link to it. This is "fairly" common for SD to center the clasps for people with 6 3/4" or smaller wrists.

[Trurolexer]

Originally Posted by artwigwa

You cut a link

Sounds interesting, could you post a pic please

X2!!! The question is, why you cut the link by yourself? Still don't get it.

[ratmotortom]

Wow !!!

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Trurolexer

X2!!! The question is, why you cut the link by yourself? Still don't get it.

It was either that or an at-home do-it-yourself vasectomy.. I think he made the right choice.

[oneillba]

I would have opted to go to an AD and get it "resized". I'm glad you didn't slip and bung up the entire bracelet. Much like a buddy of mine who wanted to customize the stock of his new shotgun. He said, "first you get a rasp". Ugh!! Stuff like this is better left to the pros IMO.

[oneillba]

Originally Posted by CoopJr

Now I've heard everything. Pete was this operation preceded by a few shots of whiskey?

"Here, hold my beer and watch this"

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

It was either that or an at-home do-it-yourself vasectomy.. I think he made the right choice.

Why not save a few hundred dollars at the urologist? - Joe, you're on to something.

First, this:



Then, this:

[CoopJr]

Originally Posted by oneillba

He said, "first you get a rasp".

I get chills just thinking about that.

"Now you insert the knife between the 3rd and 4th abdominal muscles"....."Shouldnt you be doin' this?"...

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Why not save a few hundred dollars at the urologist? - Joe, you're on to something.

First, this:



Then, this:

For my own personal use I would need one more tool; so says the current wife.

[JPP]

This is a bit drastic isn't it just to centre the clasp!!! My clasp isn't centred but I don't think I'd go this far to get it so. Blimey!

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

For my own personal use I would need one more tool; so says the current wife.

That's a scream!

[Jason Spring]

Incredible, it s like putting a huge home made spoiler on a Carrera GT by cutting the original one !!!!
I want to see the pics too, please.

[Peter Messmore]

Thanks for all the feedback( I think ).I was fairly confident that I could do it.Agreed,it was risky but I have a steady hand and did not tell my wife until the operation was a success. Thanks, Peter

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Peter Messmore

Hey All, I decided to take a chance and cut a link out on the six o clock side since the clasp was not centered on my wrist.I used a high speed cutting tool(Dremel) and it worked out great even though it ruined the link.I now have 31/2 links on the six o clock side and 41/2 on the other( very skinny wrist).Thanks for listening , Peter

WOW!! You need a much smaller watch - like a 31 mm mid-size!!

[Jimbits76]

Is the clasp centred that important to butcher up your beloved Rolex??????

Man as long as the dial is centred I'm happy!!!!!

J

[DSJ]

I'm still trying to figure this out - after removing all links that can be removed with a screw, and making the clasp as tight as possible, it was STILL too small, and hence you had to remove an extra half link? What is your wrist size? I am seeing famous women in another thread who are successfully wearing Rolex sport watches, and they are petite.

[SPACE-DWELLER]

Most important thing that you're happy now, Peter!

[1MAC]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

It was either that or an at-home do-it-yourself vasectomy.. I think he made the right choice.

I actually once knew a guy who did his own vasectomy. He was an Army nurse attached to an infantry unit, but his previous assignment was in a urology clinic. All of the grunts gave him grief about being a nurse (white caps, stockings, etc), but after he did his own vasectomy with a mirror he was widely respected.

[sleedawg]

For those wondering... this is not that uncommon. If you remove all the removable link for small wrists, the clasp is positioned in a way that cuts into the side of the wrist. The way to rectify this is to remove a permanent link like Peter has done and try to re-center the clasp. I've seen a few watchmakers do this to their own personal watches to make it fit properly.

[Perpetuator]

Originally Posted by DSJ

I'm still trying to figure this out - after removing all links that can be removed with a screw, and making the clasp as tight as possible, it was STILL too small, and hence you had to remove an extra half link? What is your wrist size? I am seeing famous women in another thread who are successfully wearing Rolex sport watches, and they are petite.

The bracelet sizing wasn't the issue, it was the fact that the clasp was not centered on the underside of the wrist, something to which I can relate. It probably originally fit well enough after removing two links (one from the 6:00, the other from the 12:00), but removing two links from the 6:00 side would provide the same fit with improved clasp placement.

Peter, could you have just pulled the link out with a couple of pliers instead of cutting it? I think our fellow forums member "Tools" demonstrated how this can be done.

[Andad]

Good Work.