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Quick PAM question..

Post by Heuerville » Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:52 am

I've never owned one, so can someone answer this..

I'm making a strap for a PAM, and the customer wants me to fit lug tubes.
It's a 26mm strap, so I bought some tubes for a 26mm strap, and they are approx 24mm long - is that correct? (I presume so, just double checking!)
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Post by matt.wu » Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:59 am

They should be flush with the strap, so almost 26mm.
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Post by nweash » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:02 am

When I ordered a strap from dangerous9 he used 24mm lug tubes on my 26mm strap \_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by pbj204 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:05 am

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They are usually the entire lug width, but a couple of mm less won't make a difference. They'll function just the same at 24mm.
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Post by CGSshorty » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:20 am

I would want them to be about 25mm. If they are too wide they can gore the inside of the lugs.
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Post by outtatime » Mon Nov 07, 2016 1:58 pm

I've never 100% understood why PAM was the only brand that used them. Is it intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar? Or is it to prevent wear on the strap? Or both?
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Post by Panerai7 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:02 pm

outtatime wrote:I've never 100% understood why PAM was the only brand that used them. Is it intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar? Or is it to prevent wear on the strap? Or both?
intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar
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Post by CGSshorty » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:10 pm

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outtatime wrote:I've never 100% understood why PAM was the only brand that used them. Is it intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar? Or is it to prevent wear on the strap? Or both?
intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar
So they really aren't needed on watches with the new strap change system.
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Post by Panerai7 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:12 pm

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outtatime wrote:I've never 100% understood why PAM was the only brand that used them. Is it intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar? Or is it to prevent wear on the strap? Or both?
intended to prevent the strap from grabbing and unscrewing the lug bar
So they really aren't needed on watches with the new strap change system.
Pretty much, but I like how it also holds the shape of the strap at lugs, I used those tubes on Vintage Moray and Gruppo Gamma bronze
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Post by Heuerville » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:24 pm

Thanks guys :thumbsup:
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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:31 pm

The only downfall is some guys put them to the end of the strap. Then they put them on a watch I buy from them, with spring bars!!!! Then I have to figure out how to get it off!!! MTF"ER!!
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Post by unixshrk » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:40 pm

toxicavenger wrote:The only downfall is some guys put them to the end of the strap. Then they put them on a watch I buy from them, with spring bars!!!! Then I have to figure out how to get it off!!! MTF"ER!!
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Post by toxicavenger » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:53 pm

unixshrk wrote:
toxicavenger wrote:The only downfall is some guys put them to the end of the strap. Then they put them on a watch I buy from them, with spring bars!!!! Then I have to figure out how to get it off!!! MTF"ER!!
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That's what I had to do. But the leather strap was almost on top of the lugs so I messed it up. This is back in the 3testicle days when I bought it on that forum. It happened to me two times there. :oops: :banghead:
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Post by andrema » Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:14 pm

All of my tubes are the width of the strap


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Post by Americandave » Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:36 pm

Same
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