Bonklip bracelet: things you didn't know (many years of bonklip ownership vintage, modern, Forstner)

[@Watchtrain]

Thank you! This video was very helpful!

[@WatchMatt]

Awesome video again! Your excitement and enthusiasm is infectious and your knowledge about vintage watches, not to mention your amazing collection is impressive!

[@QuartzCrisis]

Thank you!

[@kaaitj]

There's a Dutch company (Bulang and Sons) which has a bonklip bracelet for fixed bar watches. I have one for my MWC W10/445, which has fixes bars. After putting the bracelet over the bars, a little slider can be slid to close the lug holes

[@QuartzCrisis]

Thank you for letting me and my viewers know! This seems like an excellent product

[@kaaitj]

@@QuartzCrisis It is, actually. Closing the clasp is also different from other brands. It uses to L (back to back) pieces of steel that needs to be pushed through the space between links. It then locks in place. I need to pull it apart with my fingernails, feels pretty secure.

[@LesterLovesWatches]

My Bonklip used to open if I just looked at it strangely. I hated it in the end.

[@QuartzCrisis]

maybe you just need to tighten it up, I'd say show it to a jeweler

[@shadowgolem9158]

I had a similar issue with mine. I discovered The clips on the clasp were not going all the way through to a secure locked position. Once I got that sorted it worked a lot better. Still not as secure as most other styles and being that fussy about being clipped in perfectly is a flaw.

[@destructoooo]

It's shy, don't look at it, solved.😅

[@TheRocketman360]

I have a Bonklip bracelet wich I love, but it is sadly too big. Even at its tightest the clip wraps past the rest of the bracelet over the face of the watch. Is there any way I can shorten it a little? Maybe take links off? If so how would I do that?

[@QuartzCrisis]

I have the same problem with my solid gold bonklip. For now I've used the clear tape to taped about 10 links together on the part of the bonklip that goes under so it's not visible. It works, but it's a hack

[@destructoooo]

​@@QuartzCrisis fold and tape, so it's total 4 layers of bracelet around the wrist?

[@QuartzCrisis]

@@destructoooo still 2 layers, but the bottom one has links taped perpendicular to other links

[@destructoooo]

@@QuartzCrisis like a crossroad?