Hi guys I recently purchased a immaculate 2004 Explorer II 16570 in black. Trying to locate a glidelock clasp on here?

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Long time lurker. 40th birthday coming up in October so I’ve bought myself a gift to mark the occasion and of having two baby boys in under a year…Absolutely love the reference but having handled the modern glidelock clasps I’d like the option to swap out the old clasp when necessary. Could anyone point me in the right direction? Think the bracelet reference is 78790A. I love the watch and want to keep it looking original, but I want to upgrade the clasp because my wrists swell throughout the day and I don’t really love the Easylink option.
I’ve been looking at the 97200 bracelet/Glidelock clasp from the 40mm Submariner 116610. Like what are the rep tolerances like for the spring bar positions etc?
Is it possible to fit just a good-quality 116610/97200-style Glidelock clasp to my original 78790A bracelet? Or would I be better off buying the complete 97200-style bracelet and fitting that to the 16570?
Basically I’d like to keep as much of the genuine original bracelet as possible, but comfort and being able to make small adjustments during the day is important! If you know which clasp or complete bracelet would fit a 16570 properly, including any specific reference numbers or adapters/links needed, I’d really appreciate your advice. I’ve seen some people fitting gen clasp/ bracelets but they are sooo expensive. Thanks you for reading this novel. :)

Posted Sep 12, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC

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