How to adjust Metal Watch Straps

This video shows you how to adjust metal watch straps to fit your wrist. This video covers the mesh straps, shark mesh straps, oyster/super engineer straps as well as heavy duty mesh straps. We hope this is helpful.
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[@canebro1]

Thanks! I had the oyster strap but with screws, and was able to adjust it with your help. For my fellow Americans, a 1/16 screwdriver can work instead of a 2.5 mm. The tip barely fit, but I was able to get the screw out without any scratches.

[@anjalimane4711]

The mesh wrap adjustment was really helpful! many thanks

[@Angrypancake9]

thanks for making this video, I had never owned a metal mesh watch before and just figured out how to adjust it.

[@Lord_C0mmander]

Wish the shark strap had fine adjustment. It is either too tight or too loose for my wrist.

[@AteAllThePies]

Thank you! A thin flat-head screw driver worked a treat adjusting my 'classic mesh' watch strap.

[@bluemoondiadochi]

Thanks for the video! adjusted my watch. only, i've used the tools at hand; a nail, hammer and some clamps. worked fine, a few scratches, but i don't care, i bought a cheap 7,50 euro quartz wrist watch just to see time, so it's fine. Good luck to everyone trying this!

[@brucepryor6273]

17.03.2024 Still being helpful, thank you. Classic Metal Mesh Strap, now beautifully adjusted !!

[@riceandbeans8290]

Jesus loves u

[@samward949]

Thanks for the help! I have an oyster strap and though I didn’t have a pin pusher, I just used a small pin and a hammer to push it through! Lol

[@RudeBwai115]

At 2:29 u made me discover what that tool is built for.. I own a tool like that without even knowing what is supposed to do and how to use that and now that i need to adjust the size of my metal band i m using that tool that i own to do it and i find it simply amazing and very very useful.. Thank you so much!

[@junaidtariq7466]

Thankyou so much for this amazing video. helped me a lot

[@_4rch13]

thank you for this video!

[@NUFCtillidie9]

For the oyster strap : What if my watch is loose with a pin, but tight without the same pin .. is there some "golden middle life hack" :D

[@jes3927]

Amazing, straightforward and to the point, thank you!

[@OlaftheGreat]

I'm glad the music is nice and relaxing, especially compared to the annoying overused EDM in other tutorial videos

[@fizarezi6741]

My watch didnt have any pins except the buckle, so I simply used pliers and little force to shorten the strap. Video not for me but gave me an idea and that's what matters

[@pieonyt2394]

can you teach me

[@TheBorselva]

Excellent video, thanks

[@watchgecko]

Glad you liked it!

[@deepasinghal4729]

OMG! I bought a watch yesterday and the salesguy had to shorten the Oyster metal strap. He didnt use the screws at all, he forcibly pulled the long pin out, removed the pieces AND hammered the pin back into it till the little metal folds on the piece curved. GOSH! I knew it would not be the right way to do it, a passing intuition that the guy wouldnt know how to do it from the looks of him BUT I allowed him to hammer my brand new watch coz I trusted he would know. NEVER TRUST a salesman and buy a watch ONLY from a watch store. Pathetic!! Thanks a ton for this video!

[@markfurman4386]

Using Binlun brand metal link-based bands, mostly 18mm width. Such links are assembled using tiny cotter pins. Am finding out the hard way, specified sizing is crucial in pin length, band width, band length, as well as the choice of curved or straight end pieces (used for mating the watch "ears" and the band). Accumulating more and more watch-specific tools, replacement link pins, spring pins, etc. It's a learning curve for an old guy that just wanted some inexpensive gold-plated watches to wear. Going to have several dozen gold watches in a display case, willing to learn whatever I have to to accomplish this.

[@shehbaazkhan5804]

Thank you sir

[@sidharthmurali8523]

Just bought a cheap watch with oyster strap and successfully removed a link with the help of this video😎

[@invinciblemsh5584]

Thanks

[@williamjosephburns1504]

Thank you. This was helpful in my Oyser-type strap (slightly different pin, a prong) and greatly informative overall. Again, thank you.

[@Mathematicstricks330]

Thanks a lootttt🤗🤗

[@kriegxinz3802]

Thanks bro

[@eugene5088]

I had the heavy mesh with pins. After watching this and other youtube vids, I pushed it out and broke the link. The strap costed $200 so I was worried. I took it to Maycs watch repair and they took the broken link out and managed to fix it for just $12.50. TIP TO OTHERS: If the videos don't' have clear directions for your particular strap, you might end up breaking it. The straps are so different from one to the other. I was lucky I took it to a professional and I stopped what I was doing.

[@janealeivillanueva7291]

thanks

[@shanksre6186]

Really helpful, thank you!

[@TommyTombstone]

Spring bar tools can be substituted for just about anything long, thin, and not easily flexed/broken. Pin pushers are not a necessity if you have something about the same size as the pin and a thimble.

[@harshdevda4021]

Helpfull thanks 🙏🏻

[@enkh-ireeduiariabattsooj1792]

Thank you!!

[@vanitaparmar1550]

Thank you so much helped alot

[@BadRonald1]

Thanks for the info

[@Gstrangeman96]

So I was attempting to adjust the buckle thing and I managed to get the springy pin out but if I try to get it to stick back into the buckle it won't extend to fill the holes in its sides. I fear i mich have squished the spring too hard to get it out and now it won't fully extend anymore. Is there anything I can do short of handing the watch over to a watchmakers'?

[@ramakantyadav1551]

Thanks, great video. To the point and very clear. Helped me learn how to use the pin pusher device.

[@OthmanAlikhan]

Thanks for the video =)

[@harryhargreaves2528]

Kinda helped

[@sree3197]

Nice useful video

[@J.e.y.c.e]

Thaaaank you 😭💖

[@vidipsahoo4968]

my guy bro

[@satishkumar-jx6tn]

thanks man

[@SyedAli-in3wn]

I have take out all of the adjustable links that had push pins but the watch is still a bit loose.. Is there a way of taking out one more link?

[@jameshaury2716]

My shark mesh does not work like that.a

[@boiblu1000]

my mesh strap wont lock back after removing :(

[@thehilaryglow]

What if I managed to flip the buckle up on the classic strap but once I try to close it to the adjusted length it won't close??? I tried to push it back by force but it seems like the inner joints got stuck or something... What do I do? :(

[@89wm1]

I have a Olevs watch, getting the pins out was easy, but putting the pin back in, it won’t even go in, it’s like the hole has closed up, guess I’ll have to go to a jeweler, because I’m stupid.

[@TheAngryOgreGamer]

My links don't have those holes

[@ShanikaB]

My chipped tooth thanks you sir lol

[@toms4136]

Song?

[@user-xt7hw4pf1t]

🎉

[@carpenoctem775]

2:37

[@igoossens]

hello, my wristband has no pins and I want to remove 1 switch?

[@igoossens]

CASIO

[@toms4136]

Pls reply been searching for this song for years

[@garyoldcountry]

Play it on one phone and have another phone "google listen". Maybe google will say what it is?

[@aarongreen7143]

I don’t have that tool...

[@AnonyMous-jv9qm]

Background song title pls?

[@vanitaparmar1550]

🤣🤣

[@alexandradelliou]

2021: 1432, 1504

[@Bajiquan221]

bro mine has arrows point to each side wtf hahha

[@delgoody3960]

Wrong tool in box. Going to have to pay a jeweler to adjust !

[@humbleyourself9935]

HOW CAN I PAY YOU TO MAKE MY WATCH LINKS LESSER TO FIT MY WRIST???...I'M DEAD SERIOUS

[@RobbieHatley]

No. My metal watchband doesn't use _any_ of those methods. Its pin ends are not exposed and cannot be pushed or hammered. Instead, the links with arrows have two little recessed pushbutton-like things pointing inward toward the wrist. I have no idea on how to use them, and your video is not helpful for that.

[@platyrrhine4563]

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4 KJV

[@PickAnyNameButMine]

😵‍💫

[@7782937]

Thank you!!

[@shinido2184]

Thanks

[@Tshipa]

thanks