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I agree the correct end piece really changes the whole look of the watch. Here it is on the pvd version - I've used a an "OnTheWrist" shot to show properly how it looks, even though I am not a fan of OtW photos.

For the steel version, I do really like the heavy "coffin link" (I think they are called this sometimes) bracelets but those bracelets also look really good on the 5100 cortina and silverstone, so when I found versions of the coffin link, I used them for those watches. I've never been able to find a Heuer coffin link bracelet out in the wild even after looking for 3-4 years. You see them on the audi model, but very rare. I used one non name bracelet I found and one marked baume and mercier; very likely all these bracelets were all made in the same factory somewhere in switzerland.

Anyway, for the "jubilee" style bracelet as shown in the catalog, the killer is the end pieces. Jubilee bracelets are very easy to find, but usually with curved end pieces. I found the bracelet on this watch at a shoe repair shop - it cost £6! It is certainly not close to as good as the "real thing" (I'm on the Coca Cola references today) but it sort of looks ok. If anyone knows a jeweller or model maker that can fabricate the end pieces I would love to buy a few of them, regardless of cost (within reason), please contact me!

(excuse the OtW photo, wanted to show in comparison to the "real thing")

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