Unpopular opinion: Easylink > Glidelock
It seems like most Rolex sports watch fans are also fans of the Glidelock clasp. To be sure, it’s pretty cool to be able to make such incremental adjustments without using any tools.
My own hot take (in the world of watch hot takes): the added thickness of the Glidelock, with how rarely I actually go through the trouble of making those incremental adjustments, leaves me preferring the Easylink. On days where my wrist truly swells to the point of making my watch uncomfortable, the Easylink works great. On most other days, I just enjoy how much thinner and more wearable the Easylink is.
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Kaffee’s Bat
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Definitely agree. Owned the Easylink on my GMT and it was just right. Provides a bit of breathing space on hot days and easy to extend without even looking at the clasp. Glidelock is significantly thicker and a overkill if you’re a desktop diver. Easylink + a few microadjusts are a much more elegant solution than Glidelock.
In my opinion, Glidelock is a more precise system that allows you to get the perfect fit regardless of whether your wrist is expanding. Easy link is much more limited. Personally, I care less about the aesthetics and more about the fit.
The only Rolex with Easy link that I got a good fit is the GMT Pepsi on Jubilee and that is because the Jubilee links are more like half links and you can be more precise.
I ended up selling the TT Rootbeer as well as a Yachtmaster both because I could not get the correct fit. I will take Glidelock all day even with the thickness.
Side note. I think Tudor is on the right track with the T-Fit clasp. It could be slightly longer with a few more adjustments.
But the most important thing Rolex and Tudor could do is add a half link and it would solve a lot of fit problems. Why they don’t do this, I do not understand.
Just my opinions!
I have them both and the only one I use is the east link. The glide lock is very mobile and alsmost makes it harder to get back to the right fit so I just keep the sub in its place. But honestly I never use either