My brand new Autavia watch has a malfunction bracelet

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I have bought an tag heyer autavia second day i wear watch the shitty bracelet get off from its holding place and watch hit the ground when i look at the holding place of bracelet it never holds it well when i try to pull it off it comes out easily. The problem only occusr one end of the bracelet the other end holds tight but yea now my watch has a big scratch on it and i cant even wear it with genunie metal bracelet. I changed the fixed links of the watch to put a letter strap also...
 
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I'm not familiar with the quick-release system on these 3-hand Autavias, but what I see seems weird from a conceptual PoV...

Are you sure that this is a genuine watch?
 
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OK - I admittedly have no clue how that system is supposed to work...

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Did you buy it from an AD? If so, take it back for repair under warranty -- from your description, it sounds like the bracelet might be defective.
 
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The 2019 Autavia series uses a latch system - the spring bars are tangless and not designed to be removed. Instead, the leather straps and bracelet have a clip system built into the end.

On the bracelet, what appears to be a standard quick release is only present on one side as it's actually a release latch for the clip in the center. The clip has the word "closed" engraved on it - to attach/remove the bracelet, you pull the release latch and the clip opens. This allows for attachment or removal - when attaching, you need to fit the bracelet to the watch, close the clip around the spring bar, and allow the latch to lock.

OP's picture shows the clip is already closed on one side, which is likely why the bracelet won't fit. Also, if the OP doesn't know how the clips work then it is likely the reason it fell off in the first place - if they had removed it or fiddled with it without understanding it, they probably didn't secure it properly.
 
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it's spring loaded and easy to slot into place but not quite be closed and secure, it's fiddly. Could easily have appeared to be flush but with the pin trapped and not holding
 
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flawless flawless
The 2019 Autavia series uses a latch system - the spring bars are tangless and not designed to be removed. Instead, the leather straps and bracelet have a clip system built into the end.

On the bracelet, what appears to be a standard quick release is only present on one side as it's actually a release latch for the clip in the center. The clip has the word "closed" engraved on it - to attach/remove the bracelet, you pull the release latch and the clip opens. This allows for attachment or removal - when attaching, you need to fit the bracelet to the watch, close the clip around the spring bar, and allow the latch to lock.

OP's picture shows the clip is already closed on one side, which is likely why the bracelet won't fit. Also, if the OP doesn't know how the clips work then it is likely the reason it fell off in the first place - if they had removed it or fiddled with it without understanding it, they probably didn't secure it properly.
So i know how it works as i said one end of the bracelets holds really nice but the other end is not holding tight (the working end also works with the aftermarket springbars which i changed them because there is no ad in my countr so i need to change them to wear the watch someway its not the problem) as i said one end of the bracelet just one hold the bars and open ups easily.
 
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OK - I admittedly have no clue how that system is supposed to work...

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You pull that little switch and boom the bracelet goes off like a fighter jet
 
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