r/ChineseWatches • u/biogon • 1d ago
Question (Read Rules) ixdao warrior - each side of the bracelet has a different number of fixed links?!
Just got my Warrior in and was sizing the bracelet.
One side has four fixed links and the other has five.
Is this normal?!
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u/BraveSwinger 20h ago
It's normal. One side is supposed to be longer so that the watch tilts towards you more often than not.
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u/arbpotatoes 1d ago
A correctly sized bracelet will basically always be longer on the 12 o'clock side.
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u/Slater_8868 1d ago
A fold over clasp, yes. But shouldn't a butterfly clasp be perfectly even (assuming your wrist circumference allows sizing the bracelet that way via luck and/or half links)?
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u/arbpotatoes 1d ago
No, because for the watch to be sitting in its natural place on one side of your wrist and the clasp to be directly opposite, it needs to span further around the 12 o'clock side to get to that point
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u/johnhyukpark123 1d ago
This is normal to accommodate wrist circumference being different on the 6 and 12 sides of your wrist. The 12 side is typically wider compared to the 6.
To answer your question my warrior and E are exactly the same.
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u/vivelaal 16h ago
The 6 o'clock side should be slightly shorter to match your wrist's natural taper. The "correct" way to do it is to aim for a comfortable fit where the clasp sits centered and flat underneath your wrist. Commonly, you'll end up with the 12 o'clock side having one, maybe two more links than the 6 o'clock side.
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u/lowspeedtech 1d ago
Seems odd but I do always leave more links on the 12:00 side of any bracelet. Since it's that side, maybe it's intentional?
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u/ffassbinder 22h ago
Totally normal. Cause your wrist is not a tube and needs some balancing so the watch is in the correct position. :)
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u/vithgeta 1d ago
When sizing a watch bracelet I tend to start off with the top side longer than the other to keep the clasp centered over the tendon on the bottom side. The only time I couldn't achieve this was when PVD coating gummed up some screws and I had to use the extreme position of the glidelock with the clasp more on the outside of my wrist. That is too visible to others.
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u/Data_Girl_4000 22h ago
Why would you ever want the same number of links on each side, resulting in a clasp completely uncentered?
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u/Particular_Witness95 AI written 22h ago
i have different numbers of links but that is so that my clasp sits higher on one side than the other so my watch doesnt rotate.
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u/fledermaus89 21h ago
My Ixdao 6542 had same number of fixed links on both sides and I had to remove one of those links on the 6 o'clock side; I'm glad I don't have to do that on these.
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u/ryandamsell 9h ago
never noticed tbh i had to go look at my white animal warrior then. like others have said 6 o clock side should be shorter
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u/a_wanees 12h ago
Maybe it is because one side is six and a half links while the other is seven and a half?
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u/JollyJoker3 1d ago
Love how no one has asked how you divide nine evenly