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Old 10 January 2019, 07:59 AM   #1
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Anyone else go for a razor wire bracelet?




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Old 10 January 2019, 09:23 AM   #2
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It’s a great bracelet but I prefer the Z199 on my new and older Turtles




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Old 10 January 2019, 10:14 AM   #3
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z199 for me if i do wear a bracelet
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Old 10 January 2019, 11:26 AM   #4
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I have a z199 on an SKX009. Comfy, looks good.
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Old 10 January 2019, 11:53 AM   #5
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Looks like a hair trap, is it?
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Old 10 January 2019, 11:55 AM   #6
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Looks like a hair trap, is it?
My thought too

It looks cool though ... OP?
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Old 10 January 2019, 12:04 PM   #7
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Not a hair trap at all. And I have a hairy wrist, as you will note in the top picture.
It is also super light weight. The only proviso is that I took it to a jewelry store to have links removed and I think it was a challenge for the experienced technician. There is a YouTube video on how to adjust it.
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Old 10 January 2019, 09:19 PM   #8
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looks great mate, i really like it.
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Old 10 January 2019, 10:39 PM   #9
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What I’d like to know is what tool do you fellas use to switch your bracelets and straps;
I’ve looked around for a “spring bar tool” but I’m told that they’re only really available through amazon.
Is there a tool specific to Seiko?
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Old 11 January 2019, 12:43 AM   #10
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I have spring bar tools. I got them from Amazon. Others sell them like (Long) Island Watch. I am sure it is not rocket science and I should learn how to change straps and bracelets, but I confess that I take it to a jewelry store. The technicians have told me some of them (including this razor wire) were a bear to size.
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Old 11 January 2019, 12:55 AM   #11
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Looks like a hair trap, is it?


It actually is not, surprisingly. It is a very comfortable to wear, despite how it’s look might suggest otherwise. I would recommend it. I just like how the tapered Z199 bracelets wear. I got tired of switch between watches that I just bought another.


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Old 11 January 2019, 02:26 AM   #12
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What I’d like to know is what tool do you fellas use to switch your bracelets and straps;
I’ve looked around for a “spring bar tool” but I’m told that they’re only really available through amazon.
Is there a tool specific to Seiko?
For drilled lugged watches I use a push ping. For regular lugs i use a spring bar tool.

There is no specific tool for Seiko's.
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Old 11 January 2019, 02:58 AM   #13
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For drilled lugged watches I use a push ping. For regular lugs i use a spring bar tool.

There is no specific tool for Seiko's.
Thank you! I’ll be checking Amazon shortly.
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Old 11 January 2019, 03:00 AM   #14
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I have spring bar tools. I got them from Amazon. Others sell them like (Long) Island Watch. I am sure it is not rocket science and I should learn how to change straps and bracelets, but I confess that I take it to a jewelry store. The technicians have told me some of them (including this razor wire) were a bear to size.
Thank you!
I have a handy jeweller near by , who has changed my bracelet to a strap, but I’d like to be able to interchange them at will; so it’s off to Amazon I go.
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Old 19 January 2019, 01:26 PM   #15
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Looks like a hair trap, is it?


Ha! My thoughts exactly! I usually either go NATO or Jubilee/Z199.


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Old 20 January 2019, 01:02 AM   #16
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It actually is not, surprisingly. It is a very comfortable to wear, despite how it’s look might suggest otherwise. I would recommend it. I just like how the tapered Z199 bracelets wear. I got tired of switch between watches that I just bought another.


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What model is the blue turtle? Awesome colors.


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