zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hi All! I am having a wonderful day because
: it's my first day of ownership of a brand
: spanking new Omega Seamaster Auto Bond
: watch! Here is my newbie question!

: I had to have watch links taken out for the
: fit. I had 1 regular size link taken out and
: then 1 small one taken out. The jeweler took
: both of these out of the six o'clock side.
: As you can imagine the bracelet is much
: longer on the 12 o'clock side now and very
: short on the other.

: The watch fits very well now but my father said
: that he would take it back in and have them
: replace 1 link on the six o'clock side and
: then take the same one out of the 12 o'clock
: side to make the two equal.

: What do you guys think? Do you think both sides
: should be equal in length or does really
: matter as long as it fits well?

: Thank you in advance for all your help!!!

: Happy Holidays to All!
: John

Hi John,

I'm obviously strange as I have one half link more in the 6.00 O'Clock side (5 1/2 compared to 5)and the clasp sits perfectly central underneath. I can see where the other guys are coming from though as the jeweller originally had the 12.00 O'Clock side longer but this meant the clasp did not sit comfortably and the end showed around the side of the wrist. Perhaps it is down to individual wrists or just that taking links out of one side is less work for the jeweller. My advice would be that if it is comfortable and looks OK it is OK.