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Gregger 3T WIS 
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OK here goes..........I'm going to try and size my first bracelet....I have some cheapo tools....When I use the push pin tool I push in the direction of the arrows....When I replace the friction pin I put in the opposite side and push in the direction of the arrows...(yes/no?) Also if I need 4 links removed I would take two from each side and if I need only three I would take two from the inside so watch would tend to lean toward me...(yes/no...maybe so??)...TIA |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Sounds like you have the right idea going there. And after you do this 3 or 4 times you will be able to do it in your sleep. ;) |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Gregger wrote: OK here goes..........I'm going to try and size my first bracelet....I have some cheapo tools....When I use the push pin tool I push in the direction of the arrows....When I replace the friction pin I put in the opposite side and push in the direction of the arrows...(yes/no?) Also if I need 4 links removed I would take two from each side and if I need only three I would take two from the inside so watch would tend to lean toward me...(yes/no...maybe so??)...TIA That would be push them in the opposite direction of the arrows. Thats what I do. |
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yamahaki Guest
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Regular pins don't matter. There the same diameter on both ends. If there friction pins, direction matters. Instead of looking at the arrows, look at the pin. If the pin looks like there is a small slot in it, push the pin out from the opposite side. The split end holds the pin in place. For sizing to your wrist, thats all preference to the wearer. I like the watch to wear slightly to the right with the clasp centered on the bottom. the opposite for most who wear them on there left wrist. If you can't decide what pin it is, push from the arrow side. |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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1st of all what kind of watch are we talking about gregger?...there are many different types of link pins...pressure pins,straight pins,collared pins etc. and each have a distinct way to remove and install.hand6.gifI have known some WIS who spent hours trying to push out a screwed link because they were afraid to ask:D...no question is dumb if you want to learn Buddy!:) |
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Gregger 3T WIS
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O.A. Gaspar wrote: 1st of all what kind of watch are we talking about gregger?...there are many different types of link pins...pressure pins,straight pins,collared pins etc. and each have a distinct way to remove and install.hand6.gifI have known some WIS who spent hours trying to push out a screwed link because they were afraid to ask:D...no question is dumb if you want to learn Buddy!:) That's funny Oscar....I gave my wife a Croton last yr for our aniv and when she took it to the jeweler to be sized and the lady said she couldn't take any of the links out because the pins wouldn't move and she told my wife that's the way they wear watches nowadays...because people are fatter...:D So then I looked at it and no sh## there were screw pins!!!!! So I sized it.... The watch in question is my new vintage Invicta........ |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Gregger wrote: That's funny...but not really!!!:D:DThe Invicta uses pressure pins similar to a cotter pin...so push it out following the arrows and then to replace the pin just do it in reverse making sure the open end of the pin is facing in the same direction as the rest..hand6.gif O.A. Gaspar wrote:1st of all what kind of watch are we talking about gregger?...there are many different types of link pins...pressure pins,straight pins,collared pins etc. and each have a distinct way to remove and install.hand6.gifI have known some WIS who spent hours trying to push out a screwed link because they were afraid to ask:D...no question is dumb if you want to learn Buddy!:) |
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