3,752 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 22, 2001
One of my deployant clasps, in 18k gold is coming up on 7 years old. It's beginning to lose the ability to lock itself tightly. Several times a day, a small tug or bump of my arm may cause the clasp to pop open.
Althought there are no visible signs of wear - the clasp appears brand new with out scratches - perhaps the interface point, where it locks has worn over time?
Is this something that can be addressed with service? Has anyone addressed this issue before?
4,760 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2006
Hello Ardoise,
You might get this fixed by ever so slightly change the curve of the narrow folding-part of the clasp. If you increase the curve a bit, you decrease the effective lenght a bit and this will increase the pressure needed to close (and hopefully open) the clasp.
Be careful though, these clasps don't come cheap, especially in precious metal versions!
Kind regards,
Clemens
PS: I have succesfully used the above method on a folding clasp of a different brand that is constructed quite similar to the IWC clasp.
Althought there are no visible signs of wear - the clasp appears brand new with out scratches - perhaps the interface point, where it locks has worn over time?
Is this something that can be addressed with service? Has anyone addressed this issue before?
Regards,
Ardoise
You might get this fixed by ever so slightly change the curve of the narrow folding-part of the clasp. If you increase the curve a bit, you decrease the effective lenght a bit and this will increase the pressure needed to close (and hopefully open) the clasp.
Be careful though, these clasps don't come cheap, especially in precious metal versions!
Kind regards,
Clemens
PS: I have succesfully used the above method on a folding clasp of a different brand that is constructed quite similar to the IWC clasp.