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Re: SMP or side-button clasp?? Help me decide ....
In Response To: SMP or side-button clasp?? Help me decide .... ()

I hate to tell you this, but under some circumstances the Seamaster Pro side button clasp can also spontaneously open due to issues with the spring tension on some units. Its happened to me twice, although the circumstances were not normal.

: This subject may have come up before, but I
: need real-world advice. I have to decide
: whether to stick with the original
: side-button clasp that came with my GMT, or
: get a Speedy Pro clasp. I like the
: continuous look of the band that came with
: the GMT, but I've heard apocryphal tales of
: the clasp opening spontaneously, or the side
: screw coming out.

: Has anyone actually experienced this? How often
: does this really happen??

: I'd hate to lose (or drop) my beloved GMT
: purely because of an aesthetic choice.

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