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Micro-adjust clasp, quick-release
Five links across, brushed outer links and polished centres, tapering from 20 mm at the lugs to 16 mm at the clasp. Every link is solid steel and held by screws rather than pins, so it can be sized at home with the supplied screwdriver.
The folding clasp has a five-position micro-adjustment that adds up to 6 mm without tools - useful when the wrist swells on a long flight or a warm afternoon. Fits the Lac 38, Méridien GMT 40 and Chronographe Bi-Compax 40.
Complimentary tracked delivery from Geneva within two business days. Straps are fitted free of charge at the atelier or by any Valmont agent, and exchanged within 30 days if the length is not right.
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I logged the Lac 38 against an atomic reference for thirty days: plus eleven seconds in total, well inside the published −2/+4. Winding it each morning has become a ritual, and the 70 hours means a weekend off the wrist is no problem.
A VH-01 that had not run in twenty years. The atelier replaced the mainspring and two jewels, left the patinated dial exactly as it was, and sent photos of the movement before and after. Not cheap, but I would not trust it to anyone else.
Over a hundred dives on the Abysse 300 and the bezel still clicks cleanly through all 120 positions. The rubber strap channels really do stop it sticking. Lume fades faster than I would like after an hour in the dark, hence the only nitpick.
Jumping the local hour on landing without stopping the watch is exactly what I wanted. The bracelet micro-adjust is brilliant on long-haul flights. I would have liked a slightly thinner case, but it sits well under a cuff.
