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Old 5 November 2016, 01:10 AM   #1
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116500 Clasp

Not sure if anyone noticed but it looks like the clasp on the 116500 is hinged. Pretty cool design...




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Old 5 November 2016, 01:15 AM   #2
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Nice catch.....haven't been able to examine one in detail yet.....
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Old 5 November 2016, 01:15 AM   #3
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The post 2007 116520 were exactly the same
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Old 5 November 2016, 01:18 AM   #4
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The post 2007 116520 were exactly the same
Never owned a 116520 and none of my other clasps seem to be this way (unless I never noticed, which is entirely possible )

Anyway, it's a cool design...
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Old 5 November 2016, 05:06 AM   #5
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It looks the same on my 2015 116520.
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Old 5 November 2016, 05:24 AM   #6
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It's the same on the 116610. Perhaps all the modern clasps are this way.


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Old 5 November 2016, 05:26 AM   #7
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Nothing new, same clasp on my 2 year old BLNR.
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Old 5 November 2016, 05:27 AM   #8
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Nothing new, same clasp on my 2 year old BLNR.
Indeed. It's one of the great design features of the Rolex clasp. You don't even notice it until you have a closer look.
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Old 5 November 2016, 06:04 AM   #9
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It's also nice to see that the little bumps that hold the safety latch in place are little spring-loaded parts and not just domes that were molded into the metal.
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Old 5 November 2016, 06:08 AM   #10
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the new clasp is a work of art
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Old 5 November 2016, 07:09 AM   #11
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It has to be hinged to unlock it from your wrist.
If it wasn't hinged (and spring loaded) it would never open!!
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Old 5 November 2016, 07:11 AM   #12
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I think it's the same for all modern clasp with solid links.
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Old 5 November 2016, 07:16 AM   #13
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lol, first modern Rolex?
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Old 5 November 2016, 07:36 AM   #14
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i think it's the same for all modern clasp with solid links.
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Old 5 November 2016, 08:20 AM   #15
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Funny, I have a 116528 and a 116710LN, never ever noticed.


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