How do I remove links from a watch with household items?
Method 1: By using a pin pusher
- Place the watch on the table with the push pins facing up.
- Insert the pin pusher into the hole and push the pin firmly.
- Once you’ve pushed the pin enough, it will pop out. Use pliers to remove it together with the link.
- Repeat the steps until you’ve removed the number of desired links.
How do I remove links from my stubborn watch?
Place your watch into the holder or foam piece so that you can see the top of the pin. Use the pushpin tool and the hammer to gently tap the pin until it emerges from the other side. Use your fingers or a small set of pliers to remove the pin gently. Repeat until you’ve removed all your planned links.
How do you shorten a watch link?
Use the pin pusher or spring bar removal tool to push the pin that secures that particular link, following the direction of the printed arrows on the underside of the metal link. You should be able to push the pin 2 or 3mm and then pull it out from the other side using your pair of pliers or by hand.
What size screwdriver do I need to remove links?
As mentioned, the answer is that it depends on which watch you have. But many watch bracelets have screws for which you need a screwdriver with a size of 1.4-1.8mm. Worth adding is that the vast majority of watch bracelets use T-screws.
Where can I get watch links removed?
There are plenty of stores that will remove watch links. Watch repair stores are your best bet, but most jewelry stores and even key-cutting places will offer the service….If you want to get watch links removed for free, here are some places that normally don’t charge:
- JCPenney.
- Macy’s.
- Kohl’s.
- Nordstrom.
- Dillard’s.
How do you take links out of a watch band?
There are a few steps to removing links from an expansion watch band. The pins can be removed from any section on the watch band. Wrap the band around the user’s wrist. Count the number of links that overlap on the bracelet and add 1 to the number. This is the number of links to remove from the watch band.
How do you remove links from watch band?
To remove a link in your watch band, you must first locate where to remove the link and how many links you want to remove. Particular links on your watch will have arrows indicating that they can be removed. Small removable pins hold each of these links in place.
How do you remove links from a Seiko Watch Band?
Slide off the link. Place the pin and the link in the small dish. You’ll want to save them in case the watch needs to be re-sized again at a later date. Continue removing links, alternating sides of the band to keep it even, until the watch reaches the desired size.
How do I take links out of a Citizen Watch Band?
Line up the pin hole with the side of the bracelet using the Citizen sizing pin. Proceed to gently punch out the pin as far as it will go and then use your fingers or tweezers to completely remove it. Once the pin is pulled out, the link should come apart.
