How Do You Replace The Leather Band For A Longines Watch?
Longines is a Swiss watch owned by the Swatch Company. Longines watches with leather bands have classical attachments, meaning the bands are attached by spring pins. This is the most common type of watch band attachment. You can replace a Longines leather watch band with any style or brand of watch band as long as the size fits your Longines. Remove the current Longines watch band. Place the watch face down on a soft cloth, so the crystal does not get damaged. Take the watch spring tool and put the forked end on the spring pin. The spring is what attaches the band to the watch. The spring is located between the case lug, which has the holes where the pin is inserted, and the leather band. Compress the spring pin with the tool by pushing it in toward the band. Slightly push down at the same time, so the pin pops out. Repeat on the other half of the band. Insert new pins into the new watch band by sliding the pins in the small top loop of the band where it will be attached to the watch c
