How Do You Remove A Flexible Watch Band?
If your flexible watch band is past its prime, has become damaged or if you simply don’t like the style, it may be time to replace it. A flexible watch band typically is made up of metal links and often has an expansion line running through it. This allows the watch band to stretch, making it easy to put on and take off without dealing with a clasp or buckle. Most watch bands of this nature are attached to the watch itself with spring bars. With the proper tool, the spring bars can be compressed for easy and safe removal of the watch band. Locate the spring bars on your watch. There are spring bars at the top and bottom of the watch, where the watchband ends meets the casing of the watch. The spring bars go through the watch band, running parallel to the watch band length, and link into the arms that jut out from the watch casing. There should be small gaps between the watch band and the arms of the watch casing where you can see the tiny, pin-like spring bars going through the watch b
