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Thanks and a few questions

 

Thanks very much for this very useful information, much appreciated!

A question, however: do you know of anyone who supplies these springbars in precious metals?  I ask as I understand that you should match the springbar material with the case material, so as to prevent damage to the springbar holes in the watch lugs (which I understand might happen if you use steel sprinbars on a gold watch).  Hence Patek provide PM springbars for their PM watches.  Or is the risk an overstated one?

In this regard, do you know if the springbars in FP Journes are also in PM, or are they steel?  For what it's worth, I note that the quick release springbars that are on watches made by some of the independent makers out there are steel coloured, irrespective of the colour/material of the watch itself.

Kind regards, kkwn98.

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Springbars - I found a source!

 
By: hub6152 : June 13th, 2019-21:24
So whenever getting a bespoke strap made by any of the strap makers as Camille Fournet or the OEM Jean Rousseau the answer to the request for quick release springbars is always no because they don’t have them, and when Rousseau makes the OEM straps (or yo...  

Great info.

 
By: ChristianDK : June 13th, 2019-21:49
Thank You so much. It is highly appreciated! Could you please tell us about the tool used for curving the springbars? Thank you Cordially Christian

Cheap tool that I have in my shop.

 
By: hub6152 : June 13th, 2019-23:52
Needs some extra hand bending as well as the tool cannot curve enough. Just be careful not to kink the tube and check the plungers are free to move. ...  

Sorry but they certainly do not supply them.

 
By: hub6152 : June 14th, 2019-01:53
Camille Fournet are a company I use regularly for my customers bespoke straps, and they’re making my own FPJ strap right now, and they told me they’re not able to supply them. They do supply standard straight QR springbars but not curved.

Thanks and a few questions

 
By: kkwn98 : June 20th, 2019-07:30
Thanks very much for this very useful information, much appreciated! A question, however: do you know of anyone who supplies these springbars in precious metals? I ask as I understand that you should match the springbar material with the case material, so... 

The risk is an overstated one, esp considering the price of gold spring bars

 
By: cazalea : February 16th, 2023-19:35
I have serviced many precious metal watches that are of considerable age, and rarely are there damaged holes in the case. There's not that much load on a spring bar in most cases, especially with dress watches. A more likely scenario is the once-common us...  

Great but have you tried it on your Journe watch?

 
By: CL : June 20th, 2019-11:17
JR does provide curved spring bar but they claim that they are not able to curve the spring bar the way Journe's does so it doesn't fit quite correctly on Journe's watches. That's what they told me when I was in their NYC store.

So my bespoke strap just arrived and my QR springbars fit perfectly

 
By: hub6152 : July 11th, 2019-19:07
I help customers choose bespoke straps and fit them for a living and I was very confident that I had shaped the curve correctly that they’d fit just fine so I’m not sure why J Rousseau would even say that! My understanding is JR cannot supply the same typ... 

Strap Change Question

 
By: Burgie : December 25th, 2023-08:31
I have a Chronometre Bleu without QR springs bars. I am in the process of ordering a smaller strap and am concerned about damaging the lugs while removing it. These straps are super flush with the lugs and seem like it would be hard to fit my spring bar t... 

JR

 
By: avseg : July 11th, 2019-21:43
The Jean Rousseau NYC boutique manager told me that FPJ supplies OEM QR curved spring bars but they are for FPJ boutique orders only - they are not available to the public. The NYC boutique has had no problem supplying me with (non-QR) springbars that fit... 

Just reading all this now after some time…

 
By: immerschnell : February 13th, 2023-17:24
What are people doing with this now? Who do you go to for a bespoke FPJ strap with quick release then? Trying to create something but info sounds all over place.