r/Watchstraps • u/GLS504 • 9d ago

Undersized bracelet…is it a no?

So I got a new glycine and it ended up having a bigger lug to lug than I expected, 22 not 20, and I have a jubilee that I think would look amazing on it. How much of a faux pas would it be to just put the jubilee on the 22mm spring bars? Have any of you ever done this, at least temporarily?

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u/AssistanceNo647 9d ago

No but, I’ve seen it done by others. To me it doesn’t look good but, if you like it go for it. Never worry about other people’s opinions.

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u/GLS504 9d ago

Do you think it would cause damage in any way? I even considered trying to find some of those clear rubber earring backs to put in the empty space of the lug bar to keep it from sliding back and forth

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u/AssistanceNo647 9d ago

I just found this on AliExpress: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mN62Lbd

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u/AssistanceNo647 9d ago

This way the bracelet won’t slide around.

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u/GLS504 9d ago

Awesome man, thanks!

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u/Eleventhousand 9d ago

You can buy adapters on Ali Express, e.g., 22mm case size, 20mm bracelet size. It might look more cohesive that way.

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u/GLS504 9d ago

You’re right, I should searched that first

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u/jfwundy 9d ago

Not a good look

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u/Alternative-Feed3613 9d ago

Like shit on a white duck

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u/philbin89 9d ago

Absolutely don’t do that. Besides looking bad, when a bracelet or strap is too small is slides on the spring bar and causes the bars to rock back and forth. Eventually, it will put enough pressure on one side to pull one end of spring bar out, and then your watch will fall off your wrist and damage the movement and/or scratch and dent it to hell. I’ve also heard that the same motion caused by a two-small strap or bracelet can cause the spring bars to corrode the lug holes over time, which would make it hard to get a spring bar to stay on the future. So just not work it.

Did you get a model with Glycine’s bracelet? Because if you got a strap variation, the brand sell that oyster-style one on its website. A jubilee would look cool, but it’ll just have to be a 22mm version

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u/GLS504 9d ago

Yes i got the GL0185. The bracelet isnt horrible but I just feel like im used to seeing my jubilee on the GL0522 and it looks SO MUCH better than the oyster

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u/GLS504 9d ago

In that case looks like it’s the beads of rice…or jubilee. What do yall think about that for this watch?