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How to Resize / Adjust a Watch Band
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- Опубликовано: 16 авг 2024
- Learn how to adjust a metal / silver / gold watch band or how to resize a watch. Need to make that watch band a little smaller? This video shows two ways to do so.
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Method 1 - Tools from Around the House
03:43 Method 2 - Watch Link Remover Tool
05:59 Conclusion
Whoever invented RUclips, God bless you. You gave a solution to everything
School: *cough cough*
@@FirstnameLastname-yb1fd school:do you want us to teach you how fast can a arrow fly by using a graph but you can't use it on your life
Kids:No
School:I don't care and here is the useless complicated quadratic equation to solve it.
Every fucking thing was answered HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
@Kirei Works you sure about that?
@Kirei Works nope. That's why i am asking
Whos watching in 2024? 😅
😂
11 Year ago🙂🤝
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Dude m watching this now 03/05/2024 damn 😅
Me
This is the meaning of "when in doubt there's RUclips"😄
ACE GAMING ahahahahaha true!
ugly
Good advice, a lot of things were true for me in this video that you talked about. Thank you man
Yep that’s my go to all the time for things is RUclips will have it. Never lets me down.
True
Who else here because they have skinny wrist lol
Me lol
😅😅
Frick 😢
This has got to be the most helpful video EVER! I'm super skinny and every damn watch is so huge on my wrist, thanks for this, really made my day :D
On most watch bands there are arrows located on the inside of the band indicating in which direction the pin is to be removed. When reassembling replace the pin in the opposite direction of the arrow with the "split" portion of the pin going in last as this video shows . Also if a link does not have an arrow then that pin and link is to be considered non-adjustable.
Thank you!
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE ARROWS WERE FOR
None of my links have arrows.
@@Seezyy Use maginfying glass and plenty of light bet you’ll find em
The arrows on mine are on both ends. Pointing the opposite way
This was uploaded when I was 12 yrs old. Now it helped me today ❤ Good knowledge never gets old
Thank you so much mate. Life saver! Spent a tenner on fixing one at a shop and still ended up a bit too big and I was thinking of ways to let my mum know that I’d have to use an other tenner 😅 But this was so simple yet effective and had it done in a matter of minutes. Thanks mate 💪
Thanks man my wife thinks im pretty clever now.
are you still maried to you’re wife?
@@santana9215 lol
@@santana9215 i want to know too
@@Erec07 i want to know too
@@santana9215 hopefully 🥲🥲🥲
Thank you soooo much for this video! Took me about 10 minutes and now my watch fits so much better! I used tiny little screwdrivers instead of a pushpin, and it worked just as easily. Thanks again!
11 years ago and it helped today , thanks brother man
"this way is easier"
**Struggles to line up the pin for 73 seconds**
Oof-
But atleast
Haha
arvlogz 1.0 ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggvvv
L cheap ass watch and I can't get the pin out there's no arrow to show where it goes
Worked like a champ! I would try not to squeeze more than you have to with the pliers, so that you don't flatten the wider part of the pin that keeps it in the hole. One way is to look closely at the pin and put the pliers on the areas where you see the split, that way it won't flatten the keeper. I watched your video before trying it on my own and it helped to see what to do first. Thanks for posting,
where the fuck am i going to find a notched block of wood.
Ask a Mexican
+pumpa kungen Hey, I'm mexican I can help you
+pumpa kungen just use the edge of a counter top and have someone hold it down while you hammer the pin out. i couldn' hold down the push pin, hammer, and hold down the watch with just two hands. worked good.
+Raul Gutierrez i did this only using a paper clip and my bare hands, must be because im a mexican
put it between your toes, then just hammer it.
Yous said any hammer would be sufficient. So I took your advice and now every watch I own is smashed into oblivion!! I couldn't find my sledgehammer, so I obviously had to use my jackhammer instead. now I have 23 totally destroyed, non-repairable, watches!!
Well clearly this is your fault completely! How could someone do such a thing!? Huh??
😂😂😂😂 good one
😂😂😂😂😂
Omylawd you 😂🤣
Oh boomers 🤦🏾♂️
I used a hammerhead shark and it chewed the whole thing up 🤬
This video is a blessing to all humans who wear watches.
Great easy to use tutorial. Thank you very much. I had a quote done at $50 and that's all it takes. Glad I did it myself.
Wow... The first method you showed was super easy to do. Well done! I always wanted to know how to do that!
Spatry j
Spatry o]]8
Who asked
Brilliant didn’t even need to use an hammer 🙈
I got a watch for my birthday and i had to watch this video cause of lockdown i could not resize my watch so thank you now i learned to do it myself
This was an outstanding video. I just can't believe all the bitching and moaning and corrections. I watch tons of video on youtube and by comparison, this one is the gold standard. Thank you for being very articulate, explaining what needs to be explained without over-explaining, offering options and having an extremely clear picture and audio.
You made my day! Thank you!
Yes u r Rite . Not a bunch of over explaining n giving opinions n options n I’m usually screaming at the video saying.. “OMG come on with it already! “ no of that here
Thank goodness 😅! Very articulate and get it done ✅
This is awesome, you made it so simple for me, to think I went to a watch shop to have my new watch re-size and was told they don't have the tools for my watch. I can't wait to do this and finally be able to wear my watch. Thanks Nils!
6 years later, how does it fit?
Does it fit
Dang a watch place that doesn’t have the tools to fix a watch…
What a time to be alive
That thumbtack was exactly what I needed. I have a repair kit with all the tools, but it was impossible to get the pins out of this one particular watch. Worked like a charm!
I followed this and it worked so well! The watch fits perfectly, I had to go back though because I took three links off of one side and it made it sit crooked on my wrist, make sure to take off evenly on both sides! Thank you to this man!❤
Thank you so much super easy. I used back of wooden frame put thumb tack upside down and pushed on watch came out super easy. Used tweezers put out and metal spoon push back in. Thank you again for sharing
Everyone has wood like that lying around the house
MrCosmo314 i cant
You wanna see my pack of wood?
I used a box with a hole in it
I've always got wood! :)
.. Well they should, to be honest. Get a fucking cutting boar made of wood. Get a desk made of wood.
Saved me a ton of time and $20.00 at the mall.
A friend gave me a watch for my birthday. I put it off for a while to modify the band.
I used your method but couldn't find a hammer so I used a small crowbar. It was hard at first.
But I used another person's suggestion with two books to create that gap. Worked like a
charm.
Thank you so much, i bought a new watch online but it was too big so I was trying to give it to a watch mechanic to make it smaller and then I found your video on youtube. You saved my money
Looked through some other vids, this guy had the best idea yet, especially with lack of tools and with stubborn pins being stuck. Thanks a million.
I injured my thumb doing this 😭
Great bro so the proverb came true,"when there is problem there is RUclips" 👍👍👌
This video was so helpful, thank you! I didn’t really have these tools so I used a spoon as hammer and the pin for opening my sim tray, it’s a perfect fit and it pushes the pin from the bracelet all the way through. Didn’t need pliers. Took me 5 mins
This video and its comments still helping people after 10 years. Very much appreciated 👍
Thank you. My head was about to explode. Was done With my sons watch minutes after seeing your video.
you sound white
@@komalgill9842 you sound stereotypical
Komal Gill why does it matter in the first place? Stfu
@@komalgill9842 bitch ur white💀 and why thw fuck wouls that even matter
My stainless steel wristband came with the second method tool. Thanks to your how-to video, this process was a breeze. My watch now fits perfectly. Thank you for going out of your way to make this video and share it. I really appreciate it.
I found this very helpful. I learned exactly what to do from this video.
I am not sure why I feel I must apologize for the people making negative comments about the video. They are more to be pitied than censured.
thanks for the video ... phone sim removal pin also seems to work really well.. can pretty much tap the link pins halfway out
The name of the watch at the end is I By Invicta Men's 43619-002 Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch. It's available at Amazon for $71 and it's been a great watch. I'm wearing it right now.
No need for sawed wood, just get 2 books and push the pin in between them! :D
thanks thats what i did
Perfect idea.
I did but my books were damaged lol
Radiatical// lol I just used needle nose pliers and tapped the pin in.
I used a tin cutter, and used the gap in between the blades
You are a genius!! Thank you for this video. The thumb tack and hammer worked perfectly. I’ve been sitting on this Rolex because it was to big for a year now
I got a Invicta watch as a Christmas gift. The band is to big and need to get it resized. Thank you so much!! This helped me out a lot!!
No, actually it's pretty nice. I'm no watch connoisseur but I've been wearing that Invicta watch for over a year and it's held up really well except for the chronograph, which stopped working. Maybe it just needs a new battery.
SAVED ME FROM SPENDING MONEY TO ADJUST MY NEW WATCH! Thanks man!
give party😂😂
Thanks guy, just watched your video and took a couple notches off my watch and it fits perfectly! I did this without the wood and just had my husband hold the sides while I hammered lol made a couple tiny dents in the table but overall worked well. Thanks again!
Thank you! I use the hammer + pin + braid texture placemat(replace wood) works perfectly!!
Watching this in 2024🍃
Good vid. The great thing about it is that Nils makes a point that the split side of the pin goes in last. Very important piece of instruction missing from some other vids I watched prior to finding this one. Thanks, Nils.
I used an opened paper clip instead of the push pin and did it on a wooden counter. Did this on my $400 Victorinox, but would def not do this on a 3K TG as someone asked here. Not everyone is handy, so why risk finding out that you're not. I put a piece of paper towel between hammer and pin when I hammered the pin back in to prevent scuffing. Then I used the paper clip to countersink the pin just a tad so it won't work its way back out after wearing the watch for a while.
I think that blue tool, while it doesn't look all that convenient, is great when you want to make sure you don't scuff up your watch band with a missed hammer blow.
Thanks buddy.. after several months of wearing an oversized watch, i can now smile.
Thanks for the fix
Thanks for helping me adjust my rolex oyster!!
thanks man!
Thanks for your help! Saved me a trip get it adjusted.
Thank you! I'm trying to adjust a Timex Legacy Boyfriend watch and I have a watch repair kit but it doesn't have much in the way of instructions... very helpful!!!
I got a watch for Christmas and my wrist is a little to small, so I bless the people who make these videos.
Great video. I'm young and like stylish watches and will probably get a new one soon. So in case it is too big, I can easily adjust the length bc of this tutorial. GREAT VID!!!
solar_corndog your picture 😂😂😂😂
I managed to use a SIM card popper to push my pins out. Slid out and in like butter. Tap from the back of a screwdriver and bam. Link removed and new watch is finally fitting
Almost returned the watch - THIS WORKS ! Thank you for making this tutorial.
I just wanted to comment and say Thank you. With your tutorial , I was able to remove two links from my nephews watch easily without having to pay someone do it. Thumbs up for a great diy.
When bro pulled out a hammer s screw drive I was like yeah I don't got that lol gotta run to the store 😂
thank you so much this helped! i didn't have wood like that but if you use anything like a dresser or a desk that splits and has to flat surfaces between the crack it worked for me!
I got the little contraption from Amazon and adjusted my Stauer watch that has been sitting around my drawer for about six or eight months it finally fits great and looks great thank you so much!!!
I used a bench vise to hold the band and it worked like a charm.
Thanks a lot brother!!
You earned a sub for life!
Just saved me the aggravation of taking an inexpensive watch to the jewelers (where they sneer at cheap watches!) to refit for my young daughter to wear, as well as the charge. Thanks so much!!
Matt Silvers bts is the best
I just adjusted the band on my brand new Invicta watch. Thank you for posting this video.
Glad I could find this video. My watch that I bought came with a tool and I was unsure of what it was until I watched this video and realized it was just a tiny little pin device to help hammer out the latches. Had to remove two sections just to wear it tightly enough
Thank you Nils, for giving me the courage to take a hammer to a new watch. :)
If you file the point of the pushpin (wasn't he a Russian writer?) flat it's a little easier. And Bluebird Toffee Hammers are perfect for this.
pushpin is better than shakesbeer.
@@klam77 PUSHKIN
so I got an $800 watch should I take it to a jeweler??
+ThatGamingPro - Yup. When you're dealing with something that expensive, it's probably best not to risk a DIY job.
+ThatGamingPro no, through it in the garbage and buy a rolex. $30,000 is the price you're looking for
i have an 8500 dollar watch when i saw this vid i was like im definatly not banging my watch with a hammer
+7ASSOON zaking I was thinking the same thing.. except mine is $300, not $8500 lol
nice lie kid
Thanks man was able to do it thanks to your video! Btw you can also use a cardboard box if you don't have a piece of wood lying around, it also helps to make a little hole on the box for the pin to fall on it!
thought of taking my 2 watches in a repair shop but bumped here.Great video it helped and save me some bucks!Thank you!
im trying to do this but i cant seem to push the pins through they are really stiff what can i do?
There should be holes on both sides of the link.....if you can't get the pin out by using one hole,
use the hole in the other side of the link. These pins are not just a smooth piece of metal.....one end has a
bit of a flare to it, so when linking back up be sure the flared end goes into hole first. This takes
patience, but it's worth the effort....what's worse than a watch that flops around on your wrist!
Thank you so much. I was stuck about how I was ever going to wear my new watch , which was bought to big. With your help I now can wear my watch with confidence. Thank you u tube. So simple once the process is explained.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I literally saved $120. I took 4 watches to get sized and was told it would be $30 a watch!!!! I’m so glad I found this video.
So glad to hear it! Way to go, saving all that cash!
broke both of my pins
Focused Racoon you’re not smashing it hard enough
Trick is to hit it hard enough where the thumbtack pierces through the wood block and reaches the depth of hell
@@harvardford8752 LOL: the answer is MORE force not LESS?
Why did you listen to a random guy on the internet
sCieNce
Ian barber cause it actually works if you’re not fucking stupid
just tried with pin remover from amazon will not line up
Okay , So a genuine review ..
THANKYOU SO MUCH NOTICE BOARD PIN AND A NORMAL SIZE PLIER HELPED ME RESIZED MY FOSSIL WATCH .. I WAS SO ANXIOUS TO WEAR IT AND WASN'T ABLE TO WAIT TO THE SHOP OF WATCH RETAIL ITSELF.
BUT UR VIDEO HELPED IN ME RESIZE MY WATCH IN MINUTES.
THANKS AGAIN❤❤❤❤
Was literally about to pay someone to do this cause I didn’t have a clue. So much easier than I thought and I did this in no time! Thank you
Hi..thanks for teaching, I managed to adjust the watch strap..with the help of hammer and a small nail. thanks
that gadget is freakn cool
Thank you much I needed to resize a watch that I had for over 10 years I haven't used it since then but I thought I'd try it. it works great. Good fit !
Brooo, thanks sooo much🥹! Ive been so impatient to wear ma gifted watch which was oversized 😂. God bless u all who make life easier, mean it
how for a geneva watch?
I bought a brand new watch and I can't even wear it because it fits me like I'm a 3 year old.
I dont know why this was so funny to me.
Same here.
@L Alien Yeah. All I needed was a safety pin. It was actually easy.
Thanks a bunch! I was frustrated with other recommendations of a paperclip, watch tools (most people don't even have one!), etc. Then I resized two watches in 10 minutes. You're the best!
You are the best. I was struggling with tiny screwdrivers and paper clips.. The pin worked like a charm.. thanks a lot!
I always used to think resizing had to be done professionally 😂
I find it so cool to do tho
good stuff! thanks so much, adjusted my new Sony SmartWatch 2 for free thanks to your video!
Fantastic, new Bulova band resized in record time. Thanks very much.
Thank you very much for this. I had the same instability with the thumb tack. What I did was to cut the tip with the pliers so it went like a flat screwdriver tip, which made it MUCH stable hits.
Great vid. Helped me out a lot.
Thanks so much. At the mall they charge 15.00 to adjust...
Considering that is a minute's labor at most, that is 900+ an hour... Fucking hell!
... I'd probably charge $5 because people would pay it, I'm such a scumbag :)
thank god there is RUclips. I don't know how much I would have paid Victorinox to get something like that done, but I have finally done it as you showed. The only problem I had was putting the pin back (because I am stupid and kept putting it back in the wrong end). Now it fits me perfectly and I didn't spend a single dime
Tq so much! I got me a set of watch repair tools for long term which included that gadget. Worked great!
I like your video
-Ava
I just used my pocket knife as a hammer and plyers. 🤣
Thank you so much for this very helpful video! Bought my son a watch for prom and it was too big on him. Now he has a fitted watch.
Thanks a lot, you did save me a trip to the jeweler, but I want to donate a dollar and can't find a link :/
Thanks, MC. If you still want to donate, just click the small "i" in the top right corner and then click the link that says "Support Nils Rasmusson". I think this is the direct link: ruclips.net/video/o3NfebIjLlU/видео.html&ypc_ft=T&ypc_ii=o3NfebIjLlU&ypc_it=V&feature=iv&src_vid=o3NfebIjLlU&annotation_id=video%3Af3a97171-c516-4ed4-87a7-edc469e9fce4
I get an error: Fan funding isn't available in my country -_- Once it is, I'll pay my debt back :)
No worries- thanks for trying!
MC Malzahar ta
Didn't know Malzahar wore watches.
Would not try this on a higher end watch...
Why not ?
The bands are built exactly the same way
I tried this with my expensive Tissot and it was a breeze to do. Excellent.
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I tried it on my rolex it didnt work
Thank you so much. I successfully adjusted my watch now. You have earned a subscriber.
Just adjusted my Orient automatic time piece! Thank you!
Multiple places in the mall were trying to charge me $20-$30 to adjust my strap, and the snobby Jewelers place that does it for free seems to be annoyed after you show up more than 2 times trying to dial in a perfect fit, so learning to do it myself is a huge win, thanks 😊
I just received my new watch delivery from amazon, and now I am here watching this.