[Orient Flight] On a Mako Bracelet
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Posted Sep 28, 2016, 2:37 AM UTC
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I've tried this before, but no luck! I have the same blue Flight and I put it on my Mako USA bracelet (which as a note has solid end links). The top half was a great fit, but the bottom end link was just a little loose, probably due to the slightly different case widths of the flight and Mako.
Any other pictures? I always thought the match was a bit funky on my wrist but it looks good in your watch box.
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The people at Orient USA specifically said that the Mako USA bracelet wouldn't work as the end links are slightly different. The fit of the end link isn't perfect but it follows the curvature of the watch exactly while being slighrly higher than it by 1mm or so.
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Wow, that's really specific knowledge, I'm glad someone at Orient USA was bored one afternoon and went "Hmm, I wonder...".
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I mean, we just had to try. For science right? u/browntown54 hit it on the head: it's not a perfect fit which leads to rattling.
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I put my flight on a 22mm Rolex presidential style bracelet
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Thr stock strap that came with this watch didn't last for too long. One of the spring bar holes ended up expanding, exposing the spring bar and popping it out. In need of a new strap, I wanted to try a metal bracelet but realized Orient don't make any specifically for the Flight. I read quite a few forum posts on putting a metal bracelet in this watch, and different people has different answers. I emailed Orient USA and they were quite responsive in answering my questions (I.e. will a bracelet fit the Flight?). The Mako bracelet is almost a perfect fit. The end links are maybe 1mm higher than the watch itself so I'm planning on bending them down a little. Thry are not solid but the bracelet itself feels substsntial. ~40$ and a few weeks later, here we are! The bracelet gives the watch an Explorer kind of vibe. I'm really enjoying it so far.
Awesome, I have a flight and a mako bracelet unused and was wondering if it would work. Thanks for the photo and info
That looks great! Never thought that this would be a fantastic combo!