TAO Painful deployment clasp
Discussion
I bought this watch a couple of weeks ago after reading several recommendations about them on here.
It's the TAO-096SP (Picture from website below) and was bought for a very reasonable £62.00 delivered.
Took a week or so to get it, but very happy with the packaging and looks when it arrived.
I decided to try it on today, so after a quick time/date set and assembly of deployment strap on it goes.
The problem however is that the deployment buckle has a pronounced kink in it, which is tending to dig into my (fat) wrist. I've upped another picture of this arrangement below. (Again courtesy TAO website)
The kink mentioned is at the bottom most of the picture and, although I like the strap, it's going to get swapped out pretty quickly unless I can get this sorted, which would be a shame as it suits the watch.
Does anyone think it would be possible to bend it slightly straighter? If so then how? I was thinking of just wrapping it in a towel or something and squeezing it in a vice, though I'm not too happy about having to do this as I'm not known for my subtlety with delicate things. (I still have my BSW & AF hammers
)
Any advice welcomed.
It's the TAO-096SP (Picture from website below) and was bought for a very reasonable £62.00 delivered.
Took a week or so to get it, but very happy with the packaging and looks when it arrived.
I decided to try it on today, so after a quick time/date set and assembly of deployment strap on it goes.
The problem however is that the deployment buckle has a pronounced kink in it, which is tending to dig into my (fat) wrist. I've upped another picture of this arrangement below. (Again courtesy TAO website)
The kink mentioned is at the bottom most of the picture and, although I like the strap, it's going to get swapped out pretty quickly unless I can get this sorted, which would be a shame as it suits the watch.
Does anyone think it would be possible to bend it slightly straighter? If so then how? I was thinking of just wrapping it in a towel or something and squeezing it in a vice, though I'm not too happy about having to do this as I'm not known for my subtlety with delicate things. (I still have my BSW & AF hammers
)Any advice welcomed.
Personally, I wouldn't try any straightening 'techniques'. The two parts of the deployant fit together snugly, and you run the risk of bending one part more than the other, which will bugger up the clasp completely.
This is not going to be helpful to you, but all of the deployants I have that look like that one are comfortable because the tail on the six o'clock side runs past the hinge on the clasp, 'cos I have seven inch wrists! So a solution might be a longer strap. Otherwise, you just buy a cheap pin buckle type strap that looks like the original from somewhere like ebay.
This is not going to be helpful to you, but all of the deployants I have that look like that one are comfortable because the tail on the six o'clock side runs past the hinge on the clasp, 'cos I have seven inch wrists! So a solution might be a longer strap. Otherwise, you just buy a cheap pin buckle type strap that looks like the original from somewhere like ebay.
Riff Raff said:
Personally, I wouldn't try any straightening 'techniques'. The two parts of the deployant fit together snugly, and you run the risk of bending one part more than the other, which will bugger up the clasp completely.
This is not going to be helpful to you, but all of the deployants I have that look like that one are comfortable because the tail on the six o'clock side runs past the hinge on the clasp, 'cos I have seven inch wrists! So a solution might be a longer strap. Otherwise, you just buy a cheap pin buckle type strap that looks like the original from somewhere like ebay.
what he said.This is not going to be helpful to you, but all of the deployants I have that look like that one are comfortable because the tail on the six o'clock side runs past the hinge on the clasp, 'cos I have seven inch wrists! So a solution might be a longer strap. Otherwise, you just buy a cheap pin buckle type strap that looks like the original from somewhere like ebay.
I also think a cheap one is the way to go.
As an aside (and not noticed until I looked at the photo above) it seems that my strap has been fitted in a different way to the one posted.
In other words, the "tail" is coming from the 12 o'clock and not the 6. This was how it arrived.
Just tried it on upside down and it does feel better, so I may just try swapping the ends over.
As an aside (and not noticed until I looked at the photo above) it seems that my strap has been fitted in a different way to the one posted.
In other words, the "tail" is coming from the 12 o'clock and not the 6. This was how it arrived.
Just tried it on upside down and it does feel better, so I may just try swapping the ends over.
OK, Tried swapping the strap end over (so it looks like the one in the photo) and, while being more comfortable, it's still not right as it's now tending to tilt the watch round my wrist.
I misread your post earlier Riff Raff, about the tail going over the clasp and this could work, but I think it's going to end up with a standard strap & buckle on it.
I misread your post earlier Riff Raff, about the tail going over the clasp and this could work, but I think it's going to end up with a standard strap & buckle on it.
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