How to easily size a Seiko 5 folded link watch bracelet (SNKL23)

[@Jean21418]

I have never changed links on a watch before. I watched your video and changed the links on my watch in 20mins. Thank you.

[@starnite_47]

I bought the SNK361. This was almost similar. I didn't want to risk messing up the adjustment on a new watch 😂 Thank you this video!

[@samthetalisman]

lol me too

[@petearanda7056]

Just got it done! Wasn’t too bad. Spring only flew twice but found it thankfully.

[@blaneb.3276]

Most excellent teaching!! I just got my SNKL23J1 and was so excited to get it sized and to be wearing it AT the right size immediately!! And I owe it all to you, sir!! Thank you!!! SIDE NOTE: man you gotta keep your eye on that spring bar.....mine "popped off" and went flying!!! I just spent 20 minutes searching around my desk until, thankfully, I found it behind my desk chair, snuggled into the carpet like a little worm.....sneaky bugger!! For that spring bar to end up where it did it had to have FLOWN 3-4 feet over my head!! So FYI, handle those spring bars with care!!

[@b.j.surfdog3724]

You're 100% right on that spring bar pin. I heard a faint pop, something bouced off my glasses and thought it was all over. I prayed the good Lord would help me find it and He did within seconds ( on the table I was working not on the floor).

[@blaneb.3276]

@@b.j.surfdog3724 That's so funny!! I love the fact that Papa Abba helped you, as I prayed that same prayer and found mine!!

[@narayanankvg1]

Agree about the Video! Excellent Teaching! Wow, what a coincidence. You are absolutely right and it happened to me as well and I had to retrieve it from the floor:-)

[@zerohc]

Thank you sir. Just received a Seiko 5 for Xmas and you saved me a trip to the watch store and some cash.

[@charlesbelville5090]

Very helpful! I purchased a modded SKX007 and the Jubilee bracelet has this type of pins. I had never seen these before so, I was very confused as to how to size the watch. Thanks so much for the insight!

[@basharlababneh8837]

That was really helpful! my Seiko has a similar bracelet and I just adjusted it watching your video.
Thank you.

[@b.j.surfdog3724]

Thank You so much for this Video! this bracelet isn't normal in the sense of removing pins...so I'm glad you showed how easy this is, got my new Seiko sized perfectly.

[@NankoRusev]

Thank you very much. All other guides show using squeezers that I don’t have. This one helped me gain confidence to push harder with the spring removing tool and it worked.

[@johnwang9914]

I used a jewers screwdriver to resize my bracelet thirty years ago. These u-shaped pins can be popped out with just a toothpick or one of those pins that are in your new shirts that always stab you. You just need something skinny to pop the pin out.

[@matteovrizzi]

thanks mate!! i just adjusted mine and i'm not good at this sort of stuff! your tutorial made it easy

[@danclarke1555]

Excellent presentation on a unique wristband. Lengthy intro but worth it. I don't like messing with the clasp pin so I'll try removing two links and putting only one back. Viva la France!
🧐

[@adibee88]

THANK YOU for making this video!
I've recently acquired the SNKL23J1 Seiko; this strange bracelet retention system!😂

[@abdullahnaveed6071]

Thank you sir. That was exactly what I needed to know

[@ktownkanak808]

Thank you for the video. I just ordered a Seiko SNKL43 with the same type of folded links. Can't wait to adjust it when it arrives. 👍

[@jamesnash7262]

add my thanks to this list...thanks!

[@billiessewingcorner7213]

Thank you! You just saved me $15 plus an extra hour (for not having to go to a watch store)!

[@erievon1]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@1974kenm]

Perfect, thank you for the video. I was able to get my Seiko 5 band just where I needed it.

[@citrusavenue13]

You just saved me at least $50, thank you sir!

[@flillpopp]

Excellent! It was easy after I saw this video! Thanks.

[@a.j.m8736]

Ok Thanks ! Sorted .... took 3 min.... Thanks!

[@Peatore]

Thanks boss, I was having a hell of a time figuring it out lol.

[@SuperMediaGeek]

Thanks so much. I was so confused by this bracelet 😂

[@yassineettaouil7980]

the most anonying bracelet of all time to adjust

[@sharifhaque4722]

for reallllllll

[@cabroncito600]

Nightmare links

[@piipoo147]

Pagani design bracelet 😂

[@sergiof91w8]

U links give me nightmares

[@Cr33pingdeath]

I just bought a new snxs79 and its really difficult to push the pins back in. 😅

[@DumanOrhanBE]

Thats exactly what I was looking for thanks a lot 🎉

[@alexandre2771]

Didnt passed through my mind it would be that easy. Thanks for saving me a trip to a jewelry and some bucks, because i was defintely going to pay someone to do this for me XD

[@iannewnham4848]

Good video helped me out.

[@nonnosrestoration73]

Thank you, hopefully this works on vintage 80s Seiko

[@rodrigomoriki]

Thanks for this video! Very helpful!

[@TasteBudJunkie]

Brilliant explanation. Thank you

[@johnwang9914]

The Seiko 5 would cost no more than $300, often less than $150 and even as low as $50 in some countries while the Seiko Presage is probably over $1,000, probably over $1,300/$1,500.
Now if you look for a get of assorted link pins, you'll never find one with thouse U-shaped links that the Seiko bracelet has which is really frustrating. They usually seem to last forever but they do wear down and especially if the jeweller likes popping a link pin out to open the bracelet for work instead of compressing the spring bar in the lug which might require a special tool to reach, you might end up with a loose pin that might fall out and be easily lost. Now, I did just have an overhaul done after 30 years and the link pin did fall out a few months after the overhaul, fortunately I had inadvertently found the pin on the garage fllor and set it aside till I figured out where it was from so I did not loose it but it is a bit worn and fits loosely in the bracelet so I've been looking for a link pin set that includes u-shaped pins and I haven't found one.
Keep the links and pins that you remove when you buy a watch, especially if the pins are U shaped or L shaped as they are just very hard to impossible to find. Replacement bracelets are probably easier to purchase than replacement pins. Mind you, the watch case, manual, and removed links and pins were probable lost decades ago though I probably did try to save them (I think the department store that I bought my Seiko 5 from, actually packed it in a box and manual for a different Seiko such as the Seiko Presage as much of the usage instructions were just wrong).

[@keithwilliamson7642]

Thanks for great tutorial. 👍👍👍

[@danchovanes2612]

I just bought a Seiko Quartz Type II and was really unsure of how to remove those links. Thanks! Probably going to stab myself trying, wish me luck.
Update: for being a 40 year old watch, they came out pretty easily. Watch fits snug as a bug in a rug now.

[@alexzejsp07]

Vidéo vraiment utile ! 👍
J'ai pu mettre mon bracelet à la bonne taille en à peine 5mn (tournevis précision FACOM 2mm).

[@robertsarubbi2449]

THANK YOU, so much, Sir!! Was looking a long time for this help!!

[@justinherthel4444]

Great video

[@zachary4225]

Just what I needed. Thanks.

[@stephencleland6529]

Having trouble getting the end link back on

[@owenrumsey3662]

Thanks very helpful I have this exact watch !

[@ohwga]

If you want to make it smaller and not larger, all you have to do is release the spring bar from its first position and snap into one of the holes farther up the clasp

[@blaneb.3276]

Larger?? Really??? Tell me Mac how do you make a watch bracelet LARGER??

[@antifadean7910]

Yes, doing the adjustment on the clasp is the first thing to try

[@garyball9991]

Thanks for the video!

[@garynico9872]

thank you sir, you're a legend

[@aimdentwitch847]

Thx you very much ... 🙂
( Vu l'accent, j'ai envie de dire merci beaucoup, j'ai pu mettre à la taille un bracelet ! Vraiment apprécié )

[@_CharlieZamora]

Thanks!

[@carloederle1038]

thank you, this helped me

[@mpmonzon]

thank you , man. you really helped me a lot . i had no idea whatsoever how to do it , my Citizen has the same system as this one and could do it in minutes . Anyway i can tip you?

[@AroundWatches]

The screwdriver I used is 1mm (and not 0.9mm)

[@jjm77.]

Thanks for the help!

[@bajjar90]

Thanks ❤

[@justgbali4293]

Why does yours slide off so easily
I’ve applied all the force I could but it still won’t come off

[@ImagePlay1]

Thank you. Great help.

[@greenfroggsbg7570]

Thank you for sharing, I got this watch and I was wondering how to size it properly. Maybe I'm just too new into the hobby, but I don't find this strap as bad as as I heard...

[@jlg395]

Wait until you buy a watch with a GOOD bracelet. You'll spot the differences in roughly 0.0003 seconds.

[@ianfrankis8653]

I did it! I did it! Many thanks.

[@user-kn6ms2xw1e]

Купил Seiko5 SNKL23J очень хорошие автоматические часы за небольшую цену!

[@michaelh3090]

Thank you, a very useful video

[@jankovaneden931]

Great video👌🏼

[@victorvictor3794]

Very helpful, thanks dude

[@carlitoxb110]

Thank you, it worked perfectly, now im happily pinching my hairy wrist

[@maxw5229]

Thanks a lot, helped me :)

[@omegaduke10]

Very helpful and informative, thanks!

[@keithtanner2806]

My new Seiko 5, not a Sport, has different links!

[@naqibullahaziz4705]

than😊ks

[@CreatedbyLC]

Great video, thanks

[@makikiverde]

Thank you.

[@duddersh7612]

Thank you

[@ryanhendron9283]

Great video!

[@Shulke78]

Danke

[@jimdog9020]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@dhukkaahmadbinmujammil7378]

Thanks bro

[@ezloop1]

great video.

[@davidsonviray1403]

hi may i know how many removable links on the watch?

[@Olddirtytiger]

Awsome thank you its the first time I have this bracelet, legend

[@gabrielparis7114]

Très bon tuto merci

[@chris-vn6sw]

Great video ! Thx

[@bencis1892]

Te queda muy guapo.

[@Overonator]

Where do you actually purchase links for seiko 5 watches if you want to add length?

[@isaidruiz6928]

Gracias

[@dooday1]

It is anything but easy. Impossible to push down the bid that stops the U shaped pin from sliding out of the socket

[@aleksandarmarkovic4992]

I hate these things, I always hurt my figers from having to push hard and break tools, dont know why they make them...its not costs because there are cheep links with push pins also.

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

I agree, really stupid design

[@febriiby3668]

Thanks a lot dude

[@flip7081]

Ok. I've watched multiple videos on this, and they all do about the same thing, and it always looks difficult. Just use a screwdriver that fits it the hole. DUH! Thank you for offering us common sense. Cheers.

[@paulwalker1793]

Nice one 👍

[@george-florinconstantin4141]

This looks like a decently put together Seiko bracelet, going against their long tradition of fitting crappy bracelets on good watches. I sometimes look at Seiko 5s and the difference in fit and finish between the body of the watch and the bracelet is upsettingly visible.

[@utopiasekei6859]

thanks man 😊

[@JKStec]

My links are not budging

[@fayherinn]

Français détecté 😂

[@ec-hi1br]

WHY THEY ALWAYS CHANGE THE BRACELET FOR A LEATHER STRAP, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WATCH HAS A BRACELET THAT MAKES IT LOOK CLASSIC ?

[@acmarston]

I agree.

[@glabsolo]

forward to 4:03 to get to it.

[@hdmedia7404]

Français ?

[@libertarian4323]

This guy yammers on forever (about 3 minutes) before finally starting to get to the point.

[@SA-ps4je]

Je t’aime merci

[@solstar4778]

Hair today gone tomorrow!

[@EDCKnifeAddiction]

This is fuckin impossible. Im 6'2" 260lbs bench 340 lbs and i cant push one pin out. I hate seiko now just because of this alone. I have 30 other watches, omega, tissot, rolex, ect and never had a problem. I feel like im scratching up the metal and ruining it by trying to push on this damn pin. And ive tried every pin on here.

[@davidbergquist854]

Something wrong with my bracelet, it way to hard. Ill just buy a solid one

[@YouKnowMySteez]

I gave up. If I would've known this about the bracelet I would have never bought the watch.

[@ZviJ1]

If you don't mind spending a few extra tens of $$$, replace this damned bracelet with a Jubilee bracelet, or something non-metalic.

[@freecoffee1855]

3:45 SKIP THE FRENCH NON SENS. YOUR WELCOME

[@chrisdottanck]

Hands down the worst bracelet I had to work with.

[@UncleJakey9]

Can’t wait to slap on a leather strap, the stock bracelet is awful

[@alfiephillips9944]

Fuck this stupid bracelet, can’t even unhook the pissing thing

[@ZviJ1]

It's almost like those a-holes at Seiko made this bracelet like this on purpose, to be the hardest one to size ever

[@jirikrajnak9047]

I fucking despise this bracelet