Apart from it sliding back and forth, with an undersize bracelet/strap you risk pulling the spring bars out inadvertantly because they have room to move and grab on the bracelet/strap internals and potentially come out at one end, watch dropped - jaw dropped - this won't happen if it's spot on size

 

Yep, 21mm watch bracelet interhorn width, and almost no choices for a 21mm metal bracelet out there.

Should I try 20 or 22? I'd assume 20 could work, especially with spring lugs.

Any experience/advice?

 

20 will work. 22 most assuredly will not - unless you file the sides of the end links down a bit. It wouldn't take much.

So I'd probably go 22 and file them down to fit, as the 20mm will have a noticeable gap at the lugs, plus the bracelet might look a bit too narrow with the watch.


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sorry about the two treads, somehow my old browser decided to make that happen.

 

A 22mm mesh bracelet should fit as is, without any link cutting. I was able to fit a 22mm mesh bracelet to my Tag Aquaracer with 21mm lug width. The link on the end gets pushed a bit towards the center, but it didn't cause a problem. I was able to get to the spring bar without any issues to remove the mesh. Now it would, obviously, have to be a mesh bracelet like you pictured, not one with a solid tube at the end.

Looks a bit better than putting a 20mm strap / bracelet on as there'll always be that gap there. One of those things that once you notice it, it always bugs you. At least it bugs me.

 

I heard two things:
1 - metal bracelet can be filed down a little from 22 to 21 mm
2 - leather can be cut from 22 to 21.

truths?

 

i would file down a SS bracelet only if it was a straight end or cut one link from a mesh

for leather and i do this quite often... i buy 24mm for my 23mm VSA's and it's pretty much just a little squeeze between your fingers so that it fits and then the leather stays as 23mm... no need to cut.

 

well its half a mil each side , hardly noticable

 

Yeah - no need to cut leather for just 1mm. It'll compress in there just fine.


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Check your measures accurately, I've had a couple of SS 22's that were on both sides of the true 22 ,+ & -, you might get lucky and fit it in anyway.