Watch Band Pin Remover
By jpkell04
Watch band pin remover now available, at an all new low price, online at Amazon.com. This product, is a complete watch pin removal system, in one stylish,easy to use, and compact tool.
This tool will make all your existing and future watch pin problems a thing of the past.
If you are anything like me, the first stop you make after buying a new watch, is to the nearest watch repair shop, to get the watch re-sized to make it fit properly.
After buying this product, at a new great price, you will not have to make that trip ever again.
Ever time you stay out of the nearby watch repair shop, you are putting anywhere from 5 to 8 dollars back into your pocket.
Using this watch band pin removal system just twice, will more then pay for itself.
Some of the Features of This Watch Band Pin Remover:
- Can shorten or add to ANY watch band
- Comes complete with 3 extra watch band pins
- Easy to use spring loaded base for easy height adjustment
- Adjust band widths up to 21mm to 7/8 of an inch
- Works on every kind of watch with push pin links
This product is great for people who have either thick and thin wrists, since you will be able to customize the size of your wrist bands as needed.
This particular watch band pin remover is made by the trusted company of Tech Swiss, and comes in a quality finish that you have come to expect from the long time watch accessory company. Now available at one of the most trusted online stores anywhere, Amazon.
Comments
4.0 out of 5 stars Good tool for the job,
The watch band pin remover works well, and is easy to use. Keep in mind that this tool only starts the pin removal, and you'll need a pair of small pliers to complete the job (I use small, easily available chain nose pliers, about 110mm overall length). If you read the directions, you'll be able to use this tool on the first try without breaking anything. Be aware that the pad that the bracelet rests on is spring loaded, but this is not a problem if you read the directions.
The only caveat is about watches, not the tool per se. Normally, a bracelets removable links are marked with an arrow to show the direction to push the pins out. Some Fossil watches are marked with two arrows... The pins friction fit in the middle rather than the end on the far side from where the tool's pin engages the bracelet pin. The tool's pin is a little short for these, but the small pliers make this a non-issue.
Read the directions, have the pliers, and this tool is great (Beware of Fossil watches)
5.0 out of 5 stars The right tool for the right job for the right price.
I bought this press about three months ago and have used it at least ten times since. It has worked perfectly each time.
Others have given great, detailed reviews, so I'll only touch on a few points.
First- the quality of manufacture. This is a plastic press with a few key parts made out of metal. Some have complained about the plastic, but to cast and machine this device would cost the consumer far more than the $15 and shipping.
There have been complaints that the extraction pin is not strong enough. These are incorrect. If the pin were stronger, and made of titanium as somebody suggested, it would be prone to break or snap at the slightest misstep. As it is, the pin will bend considerably before breaking. When you see this happening, STOP.
Second- function. This tool is very easy to use if one observes a few simple precautions. Use it in a well lighted work space. Use a magnifying glass, lens, or loupe if necessary.
You must align the pin to the hole so that the extractor is parallel in two planes- left-right and up-down. The band rests on a spring-loaded platform, so care must be taken to apply enough pressure to get the band even with the pin (the up-down plane).
Then slowly turn the knob until you see the extractor enter the link hole, centered and parallel. Turn slowly and you'll feel a very slight resistance, and then it moves easily and the pin will be driven out the other side of the link. If you feel a strong resistance- STOP. You may be striking the band with the extractor and not the pin. This is how the extractor gets broken.
I've removed several links in several watches, each in just a couple of minutes or less, because this tool is a breeze to use. Once I took out one link too many, and would have lived with that, if not for this tool. In just a minute, I reinstalled the link and was back in business.
The original extractor pin is still intact. If you are impatient, avoid this tool and take your watches to a jeweler. Otherwise, if you have even a couple of watches that need the bands resized, you will be extremely satisfied with the results.
This is a bit of plastic and metal that thinks it's a precision instrument, and acts like it. Who am I to tell it otherwise.
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice product.
I have a really good sized watch collection and it's really nice to be able to size my own watches. Please be warned that it is really easy to snap the pins on this tool in half. So when you use this product take it easy. I broke the pin the first time i used it and unfortunately I dont have a screwdriver small enough to change the pins. As soon as i get one i will go back to resizing my own watches. Good buy.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great tool to have around!
Thia tool was very easy to use right out of the box. It even came with spare pins just in case one got bent or broken. I could only think of two things to make this a better product.
1. Make the base out of something heavier (metal with rubber padding on the bottom) it would make the tool easier to just sit on a table or workbench. You could focus on adjusting your band or bracelet instead of adjusting the bracelet and holding down the tool
2. Include longer pins as extras. On some of the bands I adjusted I got them started with the tool, but had to use pliers to completely remove the pins and links. Overall though it's a very good product. It works and it's inexpensive. I would recommend it to any non-professional jeweler who has an assortment of watches or bracelets to adjust from time to time.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked fine on my Citizen Eco-Watch
I used this tool on my Citizen Titanium Eco-Watch and it worked perfectly. I would advise that you have very good lighting when taking out the pins because this is precision work. If you are far sighted or have poor close up vision you may have problems.
I made sure that everything was aligned up and turned the tool knob very slowly while feeling the pressure on the pin. After a few turns the resistance would simply stop and the pin would drop out from the other side. Make sure you do this on a table so you don't have to go hunting for the pin.
Once the excess watch band segments were removed I simply aligned the segment holes together and pushed the pin back the same direction it came out from. It would go in nearly all the way. The last few millimeters I used the tool again but now on the other side of the pin. After I finished, everything on the band looked perfect. I am quite satisified with this tool.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for a watch nut
I have lots of watches and I have been on a diet. That means when my weight changes, I need to resize my watchs with metal bands. Before, I would have to go to the watch store and wait for him to size it for me. Now, I just use the tool. A cheap way to simplify my life.
3.0 out of 5 stars Review of Watch Pin Remover
Nice remover, but I did have to modify it to take a 22 24 mm pin from the watch band. Dople pins have to be placed accurately or will break.......... but it did serve my purpose........ how long it will last......... time will tell..............
5.0 out of 5 stars A very handy tool for watches
For this price, this watch band pin remover works very well. Its made of sturdy plastic and partially metal. Tried a few watches on it and this pin remover works very well on all. Simple and easy to use, it got those watch band shortened within minutes. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars Works just fine...,
I bought this to resize the bracelet on my Omega Seamaster GMT. Obviously, I did not want to risk breaking pins or scratching the bracelet; therefore, I was a bit concerned by some of the negative reviews. I have to admit the critics of the minimal, poorly-translated-into-English directions have a point, but the operation of this tool is pretty obvious, so I don't see that as a problem. Others complained about breaking the drift pin, but I never even came close. I simply put the watch on the spring-loaded stage, pressed down with a finger so the hole would be even with the pin, and carefully turned the knob. It helped to look at it through a magnifier (I bought an inexpensive jeweler's loupe), which helped me line the drift pin up precisely. It very smoothly pushed the bracelet's pin out the other side. The drift pin wasn't long enough to push it out all the way, but I was able to grab the protruding pin with small pliers and easily pull it out the rest of the way. To put the pin back in, I lined it up, pressed it against the table until it was almost all the way in, and the carefully lined up the pin remover to push it in the rest of the way, just a little farther in than flush with the surface of the link.
The body of the device is fairly soft plastic, with a metal pin driven by what feels like a fairly finely calibrated metal screw. Worked fine for me and I'm glad I bought it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch maker trainer
I used to use a pair of neadle nose pliers and paper clip to remove the pins for sizing my linked watch bands. With this device, I can extract the pins without scratching my titanium links. Most excellent device !
Ricardo Jacques 22 months ago
4.0 out of 5 stars Works great! Much better than expected..,
I purchased this item, because I have thin wrists and normally have to get all of my metal watch bands adjusted. This normally requires me to first locate a watch repair shop and then take my watch there for the links to be adjusted; normally at a cost of anywhere from $5 to $8. I finally decided to try the pin remover; not expecting anything special, however to my surprised it worked great! I had the links removed and the band resized in all of about 4 minutes, all without leaving the house. I would have given this 5 stars if there was a case to protect the device's pin from getting bent by accident. However, that is minor, if you're in the market for one of these pin removers you can't go wrong here.