Congrats Mr. WOTY. And a for Jeremy. (n/t)

Congrats Ricky & WTG Jeremy . 6105 endlinks should be 19mm >
& the 6309 22mm. Maybe they're SKX007 endlinks?

Re: Maybe they're SKX007 endlinks?
Maybe. I confess it's still something of a mystery to me.

Congrats Ricky!  (n/t)

Congrats Ricky! A for Jeremy and the others! Also...
...those end-links sure are not designed for the 6105 as they have a measly 19mm lug width. I'm with Allen, probably made for the cushion cased 6309-704x. But I've seen more ill-fitting end-links than yours from Rolex or Omega watches from the same era.

Let's see what we can do about the end link issue. They do not fit as depicted.
I thought it was awfully quite from the Ricky Lee front. You've been working on one of your big posts all morning I see!

The first thing I'd like to mention is that I was just the instigator. Several of us who elected you chipped in. Some of them wished to remain anonymous, so I have just kept everyone anonymous to this point. Anyone who chipped in is free to post up!

The second thing is that I'm a little disappointed that the end links don't fit properly. The auction certainly depicted properly fitting end links, and even gave the matter its own bullet point:

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wjean28, ebay seller
2 mm professionally manufactured end links for the 6306 or 6309. (watch bracelet also available with different end links sizes - i.e. 20mm, 19mm 6105, 22mm 6309 or 22mm straight ends (i.e. Seiko Tuna). Matches the curvature of the 6309 cushion case without adjustments.

William got back to me. He said:
"No problem. Hollow fits better. Send me the address and I will resend."

So it seems you have a choice of well-fitting hollow and gist the occasional pulled hair, or poorly-fitting SELs. What'll it be?

I think we should have him resend, and you can decide when you try the hollow-linked one.

Re: I think we should have him resend, and you can decide when you try the hollow-linked one.
Sounds like a plan to me.

I would like to try whatever he suggests as being the proper fit for my "slim case 6309", and..

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Smaug
"No problem. Hollow fits better. Send me the address and I will resend."

So it seems you have a choice of well-fitting hollow and gist the occasional pulled hair, or poorly-fitting SELs. What'll it be?

.. I certainly ain't a-scared of having a hair or two pulled.

But.. I confess I'm still a bit confused. Maybe I'm just dense. And I hate to keep referring back to "Shambles" WUS post, but the points I bring away from it are:

* He pictures a slim-cased 6309-729A, functionally identical to mine.

* His endlinks fit perfectly when viewed from the front.

* His endlinks are solid.

What am I missing.

I mean, viewed from another angle...

..his endlinks appear to be "cut back" much more deeply than mine, yeah. But they are certainly machined, not stamped! I dunno. Maybe the deeper undercut is enough for Will Jean to consider them to be "hollow endlinks"?

In any case, the inside curvature of Shambles' endlinks matches the case to a "T", so whatever WJ calls 'em, that's what I need.

Re: You've been working on one of your big posts all morning I see!
Guilty as charged.

I shot the photos yesterday afternoon, and had planned to make the post that same evening. But.. well, let's just say Real Life intervened.

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Smaug
The first thing I'd like to mention is that I was just the instigator. Several of us..chipped in.

Right, I caught that..

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wjean28, ebay seller
2 mm professionally manufactured end links for the 6306 or 6309. (watch bracelet also available with different end links sizes - i.e. 20mm, 19mm 6105, 22mm 6309 or 22mm straight ends (i.e. Seiko Tuna). Matches the curvature of the 6309 cushion case without adjustments.

Wow.. Readin' that, I'm even more confused. Certainly sounds like y'all ordered the right one.

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Smaug
The springbars are not the fat Seiko ones, but Mr. Jean says they're upgraded from the original ones and are of high quality and good fit.

Oh, I'm happy as can be with the regular springbars! They're a "double flange" design vs. the OEM fat Seikos "single shoulder" design, and that means they're a lot easier to remove & replace! They're an Upgrade to OEM in that regard. IMHO.

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Smaug
Hang tight Ricky, we'll see what we can do.

Sounds good mate. I mean, I was gonna contact him meself but, come to think of it, as the Original Customer it does make more sense for you to do so. I'd suggest sending him a link to the PMWF post.. the photos should explain all.

Sorry to be such a bother.. and thanks again!

"Matches the curvature of the 6309 cushion case without adjustments."
You have it right there. Yours is the slimmer cased version.

But.. but.. but..

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Wycombe
You have it right there. Yours is the slimmer cased version.

Mine's exactly the same as the 6309-729A which "Shambles" posted over on WUS! Right?!

Or am I missing something?

Crash course to the 6309-divers case varieties: >>>
6309-704x is the wider cushion cased version. Also called turtle case. Looks like this:



6309-729x is the slimmer cased version, the predecessor to the later 7002-divers and many of the modern SKX-models, such as the SKX007 and -009. This is the one you have.



Hope this helps!

Is that a Seiko Strap?? If so what model??? At 22 it would fit the Tsunami  (n/t)

Sure is. It's a vintage Seiko GL-831, correct for the cushion cased 6309 divers.
TBH, they may be correct for the slimmer cased ones too, but don't quote me there. They can be a bit hard to come by though, but there are modern flat vent Seiko Z-22's made. But be aware of fakes, so do your homework. I'm very picky when it comes to rubber, it took me years to realise that all rubber straps are not uncomfortable or too stiff/to floppy after some bad experiences in my early WIS life. I was fortunate enough to win this strap in one of Axel's photo contests.

Excellent!
Yea, I think the Z-22 is what I will end up with. Hopefully I can find a genuine Seiko without too much trouble.

Thanks!

Them Endlinks are for this case

Message sent. Can you post here what the suffix is for your 6309? wjean may want to know. (n/t)

It's a 6309-729A, and the S/N is 510168.
mate.

Congrats Ricky, I believe those endlinks are for the 6309- 7040/49 Cushion Case. (n/t)

Congrats Ricky  (n/t)

Well Deserved Ricky....Well Deserved...... (n/t)

Congrats Ricky!  (n/t)

Congratulations Ricky  (n/t)

Great post Ricky. Wear it in good health. (n/t)

Good one !  (n/t)

well bracelet on the Scuba  (n/t)

Looking great Ricky, congrats  (n/t)

Makes one heavy Seiko  (n/t)

You got me curious, and I had to go check.
The combo is really not all that heavy, at 5.75 ounces (163 grams).

By comparison, I've got a panny homage on solid-link steel that weighs in at 8.82 ounces (250 grams). An easily noticeable difference...

Wow!!!  (n/t)

Looks great Ricky
I've played around with bracelets for the SKX007, and the 6309-7040; and I can attest that it can sometimes take a fair bit of time to get things exactly right.

I think I read somewhere once that at least one Seiko super-oyster bracelet was adapted from a fake Rolex sku.
That is not to say it was of dubious quality, quite the inverse IIRC, as some fakes are actually of a very high quality standard.
But that may have something to do with your replacement link fitting in so well

Re: ..I read somewhere once that at least one Seiko super-oyster bracelet was adapted from a fake Rolex sku.
I can believe that.

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But that may have something to do with your replacement link fitting in so well

Yup, I can see that, too.

On a related note, I personally took the fact that the Chinese link fit the Will Jean bracelet so perfectly to be powerful, if circumstantial evidence that he's sourcing his wares from China.

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AndrewP
That is not to say it was of dubious quality, quite the inverse IIRC, as some fakes are actually of a very high quality standard.

Oh, sure! If the Will Jean bracelets are Chinese-made, that affects my opinion of them not at all. It's high-quality kit , period, regardless of where it's manufactured!

FWIW, leaving aside the aspect, Chinese-made bracelets frequently are top-notch kit, in my experience. Alpha bracelets, for instance..

..can be the equal of anything the Swiss produce. And given their low price, it's like getting a steep discount on a bracelet, with a free watch thrown in,

I have no doubt you are correct....
..and when I think back many years ago, a story springs to mind as told to us by a Lecturer.

I'll try and keep it short

He was in Asia helping a friends' business, which was making leather goods under licence from a BIG European luxury goods brand.

The main or key quality control check was the luxury brand's badge-logo, which was sent from head office to Asia, in the exact quantity for a particular production batch (eg 200 units).

Anyways, as thanks for his marketing input, the business owner offered him any choice of product; to which he picked out one of a batch of brief cases just produced. He was promptly told "NO", but was then offered "exactly the same product, just without the (all-important) logo".

Head Office accounted for every one of their logos, you see.

Nice looking, Ricky. (n/t)

Looking good Ricky, thanks for the update!
I bet if you wear it for a while, your favorite Mido will start to feel puny and insignificant by comparison.

Re: I bet if you wear it for a while, your favorite Mido will start to feel puny and insignificant..
Dunno if I'd go that far!



However, I've been wearing alongside the Mido and, I got to say, it does hold it's own.

Thank again Bro. Jeremy!

Good stuff  (n/t)

Looks great! I must give a to Smaug and the others who chipped in!
And of course, another one to Will Jean!

The fact that the end-links extends from the lugs wouldn't bother me a bit, IMO it can be a bit too much when the end-links are an exact fit and ends exactly where the lugs end.

Now you just need to source the correct dial, hands and insert... No, just kidding, I think that dial looks great in the slim case too!

Cheers!

+1001! WOTY will come and go, but this bracelet will last a lifetime.

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Wycombe
The fact that the end-links extends from the lugs wouldn't bother me a bit..

Same here! For all practical purposes, the fit's perfect.

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Wycombe
..IMO it can be a bit too much when the end-links are an exact fit and ends exactly where the lugs end.

"It's a feature not a bug!"

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Wycombe
Now you just need to source the correct dial, hands and insert...

But I like the mod!

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No, just kidding, I think that dial looks great in the slim case too!

{whew}

I confess that one of the things I like I like best about this mod is that it's not obviously a mod. Any but a Seiko Guru would take it as OEM.

Great looking bracelet with that watch.  (n/t)