Easylink is a folding extension link hidden inside the clasp of many Rolex bracelets. Rolex patented it in 1996. Folding the link out or back changes the bracelet length by about 5 mm, with no tools. It is a comfort feature, so the bracelet can be loosened when a wrist swells during the day.
How does Easylink work?
The system is a single link hidden inside the clasp. It is a small hinged steel piece. Swung out, it adds roughly five millimetres to the bracelet. To shorten the bracelet again, fold the last link back onto itself. Keep folding until a metal bar sits just over a groove in the link. Then press the clasp shut. The change needs no tools, so it can be made at any point in the day.
Which Rolex watches have Easylink?
Easylink first appeared on Rolex’s Professional models. It then spread to everyday models such as the Datejust and the Explorer. Today, nearly all Rolex models that are not dive watches and come on an Oyster or Jubilee bracelet have it as standard. Rolex also fitted Easylink to the gold Oysterlock safety clasps of its Oysterflex bracelets. On newer Oysterflex clasps, the folding link has been replaced by a rack-and-pinion system like the one on Rolex’s dive watches.
How is Easylink different from Glidelock?
The two differ mainly in range. Easylink adds only 5 mm, in a single fold. Rolex’s Glidelock clasp extends the bracelet by up to 20 mm, in 2 mm steps. Easylink is a comfort feature. It allows for a wrist that swells during the day. It does not give the much larger adjustment that professional divers need.
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