Adjusting Oris Watches To Fit The Wrist; Watches With Leather Straps; Watches With Rubber Straps; Watches With Metal Bracelets - Oris Aquis Product Manual

Adjusting Oris watches to fit the wrist.

Instructions about the kinds of
leather, rubber, metals used, etc.
can found in the 'Technical
Information and Summary Tables'
chapter.

Watches with leather straps.

Fasten the buckle around the wrist
over a table, ensuring that the
Fig. 1
watch cannot fall to the ground if
the process goes wrong.
Remove watch from wrist and
place on a soft surface with its
Straps with a folding clasp are
buckle open.
easier to work with and offer
Hold the buckle end of the strap
greater security against theft.
and pull the watch end of strap
Also, if the process goes wrong
upwards (Fig. 1).
the watch will not drop to the
Shorten the strap by pulling the
floor because it will be held
loose end, or tighten it by pulling
by the folding clasp.
the watch end.
Remove watch from wrist.
Press the clamp until a 'click' is
Adjust the strap to your wrist
heard.
size using the preformed holes.
The folding clasp cannot be
Once the strap is adjusted,
closed if the clamp is not
press the buckle firmly into the
properly engaged.
correct hole to prevent the strap
from detaching.

Watches with rubber straps.

Some older folding clasps are
All Oris rubber straps are equipped
hard to adjust. Do not hesitate to
contact your approved retailer with folding clasps.
if you have any questions.
Straps which need to be cut to
Straps with continuously adjustable length:
folding clasp: this is a new folding Consult an approved retailer to
clasp design, developed and have the strap adjusted to suit
patented by Oris and based on the your wrist size.
principle of seat belts in aircraft.
The strap length can be adjusted If the strap buckle has fine ad-
to any desired length: justment, you can adjust the
length yourself to a certain degree
(see 'Fine adjustment of folding
clasps').
Straps with folding clasp and
one-sided holes in the strap:
Remove watch from wrist.
Adjust strap to your wrist size
using the holes.
Once the strap is adjusted, press
the buckle firmly into the correct
hole to prevent the strap from
detaching.
On rubber straps with fold-out
extension for diving suits, fine
adjustment is not possible.

Watches with metal bracelets.

Metal bracelets must be adjusted
to suit your wrist by an approved
retailer. This involves removing or
adding link elements.
If the bracelet buckle has fine
adjustment, you can adjust the
length yourself to a certain degree
(see 'Fine adjustment of folding
clasps').
Fine adjustment of
folding clasps.
Provided that the buckle on the
metal bracelet or rubber strap has
a fine adjustment feature, the
length can be adjusted to a limited
extent as follows:
On rubber straps with fold-out
extension for diving suits, fine
adjustment is not possible.
Wear protective goggles to prevent
injury from the tool.
Open the folding clasp and place
the watch and strap (crown facing
upwards) on a piece of cardboard.
Using a wooden toothpick, insert
the fine adjustment metal pin into
Fig. 1
the strap buckle (Fig. 1).
Carefully unfasten the strap and
remove it.
Place the lower part of the pin in
the new position then press the
strap outer obliquely against the
new, upper pin position (Fig. 2).
Press the pin down carefully using
a nail file or screwdriver (Fig. 3)
and slide it under the buckle
opening until the pin clicks in.
Check that the strap again holds Fig. 2
firmly.
Fig. 3
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