Watch band installation

The band release button does not need to be held for this process. Repeat the previous step until both ends of the new band have been installed.

Gently attempt to slide each end of the band side to side to ensure a secure installation. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Metal bands tend to fit tighter in the lugs. Slide watch around and repeat Steps to the other side of the watch band. Opening the bracelet to lay flat will make the process easier.

To do this, remove the spring bar from the clasp by using your spring bar tool the push pin end , or push-pin tool, to depress the small spring bar and release it from the clasp. Slide your larger spring bars the ones meant for the band into the holes on both band ends. Push them all the way in so they are centered inside the band. With your watch laying face down on the towel, insert one band end into a lug hole. Check to make sure that the finished side of the band is facing the same side as the watch face downward in this case.

Depress the spring bar by applying pressure with the forked end of the tool towards the band and away from the watch case. Gently press downward and move the band end around so that the spring bar slides into lug. You should feel it click into place in the lug hole. Slide watch around and repeat Steps with the other band end. Steps 3 and 4 can be tricky and may take a few tries for a beginner. To attach the clasp back together, set your watch on its side as shown above we used a watch wood-working block.

It's also easiest if you open up the clasp all the way, as shown above. Insert the small spring bar back into the clasp if it came out, and use your push-pin tool or the pointed side of your spring bar tool to depress one side of the spring bar so that it slips inside the clasp and grabs one of the holes.

The different holes on the clasp allow you to make minor size adjustments. Still have questions? View our full length measuring guide by clicking on the link below. Fabrics Canvas Cordura Lorica Fiber.

Men's Sizes 15mm 16mm 17mm 18mm 19mm 20mm 21mm 22mm 24mm 26mm 28mm 30mm. Repeat this step for both sides of the watch. Note that some straps come with the spring bars already installed. You need to include the step where you removed the pins which are preloaded in the strap. What a painful process that was.

I have taken off and put on several straps. No 2 straps are the same and sometimes can be very difficult to take off and put on.