is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
I've got my 6285 and a clear head....and i cant for the life of me get the bracelet free from my Supermarine....is there a trick?
two screwdrivers?
two screwdrivers?
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
4pfrench wrote:I've got my 6285 and a clear head....and i cant for the life of me get the bracelet free from my Supermarine....is there a trick?
two screwdrivers?
Hey Paul when I had a supermarine and removed the bracelet I recall using 2 spring bar removal tools at the same time ( i.e. one on each side) to get it loose. The trick was having a third hand to hold the case in place
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
It's your bracelet - i blame you
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
4pfrench wrote:It's your bracelet - i blame you
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Spring for the bracelet tongs...
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
http://www.esslinger.com/watch-bracelet ... liers.aspx
$110 cheaper than the Bergeon.
I hate spending that much money on such a specific tool, but when you need one, they're worth it.
$110 cheaper than the Bergeon.
I hate spending that much money on such a specific tool, but when you need one, they're worth it.
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
I agree. I'm not much a bracelet on/off guy, but if I were I'd use that or the Bergeon.kfalk wrote:http://www.esslinger.com/watch-bracelet ... liers.aspx
$110 cheaper than the Bergeon.
I hate spending that much money on such a specific tool, but when you need one, they're worth it.
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Are you opening the clasp? If so, tape up the lugs, and get someone to hold the watch head with one hand and lift up the end link with the other (while you compress both springs). If that doesn't work, it's time to pay someone.
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
We all have the same enemy. The enemy is the tyranny of the dull mind. - - Tom Robbins
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Leave the bracelet on - it looks great.
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
When I have an issue like this I usually push up on the end link while removing the bar ends one at a time. This assumes I'm holding the watch upside down. The upward pressure helps keep the bar end dislodged while I do the other tip, then it slides out.
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
This ^hoppyjr wrote:When I have an issue like this I usually push up on the end link while removing the bar ends one at a time. This assumes I'm holding the watch upside down. The upward pressure helps keep the bar end dislodged while I do the other tip, then it slides out.
Works most of the time.
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
That's what it takes on my BCA to remove the bracelet.Panerai7 wrote:This ^hoppyjr wrote:When I have an issue like this I usually push up on the end link while removing the bar ends one at a time. This assumes I'm holding the watch upside down. The upward pressure helps keep the bar end dislodged while I do the other tip, then it slides out.
Works most of the time.
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Good advice, Hop.
If you haven't, free the bracelet from the clasp. Makes it way easier to work.
If you haven't, free the bracelet from the clasp. Makes it way easier to work.
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Three hands?Joe C wrote:4pfrench wrote:I've got my 6285 and a clear head....and i cant for the life of me get the bracelet free from my Supermarine....is there a trick?
two screwdrivers?
The trick was having a third hand to hold the case in place
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
believe me dude, i bought the pliers....doesnt work on that watch...use a single spring bar tool one side 9push up on that side of the end link when bar is unseated while you work on the opposite side of that end link....Its a bitch.....getting it back on is way easier than getting it off
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Exactly how I do it. As other said, its not easy, but thats the best way.hoppyjr wrote:When I have an issue like this I usually push up on the end link while removing the bar ends one at a time. This assumes I'm holding the watch upside down. The upward pressure helps keep the bar end dislodged while I do the other tip, then it slides out.
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Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Have you tried 2 screwdrivers?
Re: is there a trick to removing the bracelet?
Alright I just bought one of these things... Hope It workskfalk wrote:http://www.esslinger.com/watch-bracelet ... liers.aspx
$110 cheaper than the Bergeon.
I hate spending that much money on such a specific tool, but when you need one, they're worth it.
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