How To Take Links Out Of A Watch Band At Home

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How to take links out of a watch band at home. Now join the wristband. Watch band link identification. I thought i d share the process. If you want to remove the links from a watch band and the links use round or flat pins you ll need a spring bar tool or a pin pusher to remove the pins.

I got a watch for christmas but the watchband needed a little adjusting. When you know how many links to remove place the watch band back in the holder and line up the hole in the last link you want to remove with a hole in the holder. I m not sure if different brands use a. If you determine that more links need to be removed repeat steps 1 3.

You can recognize a link held together with cotter pins by turning it and looking at each edge of the band. Use the needle nose plier and hold the other side of the pin and detach the link. Wrap the band around your wrist and hold the disconnected ends together with your other hand. Now count the number of links you want to remove and then repeat the same procedure to remove the unwanted links from the watch bracelet.

Hold the watch so that both disconnected ends line up with each other. If one side has a smooth pin end and the other end looks like it has a very thin groove across the top you are probably dealing with a cotter pin. Count the links you need to remove from this side of the watch band moving from the loose link near the clasp in toward the watch case.