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Old 08-24-2023, 10:11 AM   #2047
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by CroFlames View Post
I'm certainly not wearing it too tight. I think the hollow link is the problem and it's bending the spring bar to such an extent that it detaches. I felt that side was always a bit loose. Almost 10 years old and the one side has never failed, whereas the other side has failed 3 times.

On watchuseek.com, people have made comments that the hollow link on Makos can be a problem.
I have a bunch of spare Mako and Ray end links/bracelets if you really wanted to test it before buying another bracelet. I put a Seiko 5 bracelet on my Mako at one point and it was fine too. I have an extra Ray as well in my junk drawer. Hollow end-links can also easily be bent to fit other watches and maybe its bent a bit out of compliance over 10 years.

To know for sure if it's one side, you can always flip the hollow end links from one side to another.

Last edited by Hack&Lube; 08-24-2023 at 10:14 AM.
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