How to change a pressed clasp for a milled clasp & how I fit an elastic paratrooper style strap.

this is how I change clasps on watches with a bracelet & some of the things you need to look out for before you decide to get started, also how I fit an elasticated paratrooper style strap Hope this is useful thanks for watching please like & subscribe.
#howto #watchstrap #diy

[@caseanddial235]

Fantastic tutorial my friend! 👏🏻

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thank you so much mate I really appreciate that🙏👍😊

[@WATCHingJames]

Love a milled clasp. Thanks mate

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Me too! In fact I think pressed clasps should be banned!😂😂

[@WATCHingJames]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews hahahaha we should start a campaign hahaha

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Hehe yes! I'm in....😂

[@DavidSchwartzjr]

Thumbs up if you were eager with anticipation for seeing that spring bar shooting across the room at 10:26 😂 Great tutorial Adrian! I have yet to buy any of the paratrooper bands but I will definitely do this method when the time comes! And now I have to swap all my pressed clasps to milled...thanks a lot! Lol

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Haha I was lucky that I didn't get a spring bar launch that doesn't mean that it doesn't happen to me though 😅 it was Jason (watchrolling) that got me into the elastic paratrooper straps they're so comfortable definitely recommend them. Yes no excuses now for not swapping out those pressed clasps, you know after watching this video you now have a youtube degree in how to!! 🤣🤣

[@TimeToGoTravelAndTimepieces]

Good job getting this done through the viewfinder. Not an easy task 😁👍

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Haha no not easy at all!! 😁 thanks Bob.👍

[@AvgJoeWatchReviews]

Totally agree with Bob! Impressive.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

@@AvgJoeWatchReviews thank you mate. I know that you've done some of this kind of video. I now have even more respect for tutorials. The camera delay in the viewfinder is very strange haha.

[@AvgJoeWatchReviews]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews despite the lack of the views, I feel most accomplished with these type of videos.

[@MirrlyonTime]

Thanks for doing this m8, a great how to video! Despite the fact that you knew I don’t mind pressed clasps per se, I thought this would Be a great video and I was correct, great video m8!!

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Sorry it took so long to get it done 😁 but hopefully it was useful. Thanks for watching mate.

[@MirrlyonTime]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews absolutely useful, great video m8!

[@mattys1467]

Great watch and learn 👌 I can see a new series 😀

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thanks Mat. A series!! I think the outtakes would probably do well..😂

[@AvgJoeWatchReviews]

Great tutorial despite you not considering it being one. I wear the elastic strap the same way. Didn’t even think there was another way of wearing it. 😂

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Ah yes I've seen people not put thier hand through but lay the watch on & just wrap it around & hook it on.

[@timelesssneakersandwatches]

Great video brotha, well done. 👏👏👏

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thanks Omar appreciate you stopping by.🙏🙌👍

[@watsondna]

Hey man thanks for filing this. I was having issues with my elastic strap. Turns out I was putting it on wrong.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching.👍

[@maljones.8737]

Great vid mate thanks.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thanks Mal. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@isabellegarcet4932]

that s great Adrian ❣️❣️❣️👍👍👍👍 thanks a lot

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thanks Isabelle 👍👍

[@isabellegarcet4932]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews ❤️

[@jamlove2020]

I had to change a clasp on a 'jubilee' to a butterfly one as the normal clasp was too long and even with all the links removed it was too long, butterfly clasp sorted that out. I wear the elastic straps same as you.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thats actually a pretty useful tip if anyone else has the same issue. The elastic straps are very comfortable. Thanks for watching.👍

[@NathanChisholm041]

I dont mind Citizens pressed clasp as long as the bracelets half decent but after a certain point they should be milled. I bought a really nice racing chrono for $499 the other day and it had a pressed clasp! Luckly I like you swapped it out for a 20mm promaster clasp I bought from fleabay.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

To be fair Citizen bracelets at that $500 ish pricepoint are usually pretty good quality generally better than the ones we get from seiko so I guess swapping out the clasp is a bit more forgivable, I tend to keep a bit of a stock of 18mm & 20mm milled clasps for just that reason. Thanks for watching.

[@ryannewby447]

Superb video. Just done the same on my Seiko 5 too. Very cheap upgrade but well worth it.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Thank you glad you enjoyed the vid. Yes definitely a worthwhile upgrade. 👍 Thanks for watching.

[@WesWatchRoom]

Thanks for the tutorial mate, would be game for doing this for my Sary if I even decide to put it back on the bracelet. Would be great if you could link the longer milled clasp. Cheers

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Haha not a tutorial just my ham fisted way of doing it 🤣 There's various lengths & types you can get but as always you do get what you pay for. ￡3.80 40%OFF | 18mmm 22mm Stainless Steel Deployment Clasp for Seiko Watch Strap Lock Band Folding Buckle for Ghost Diving Clasps 2mm Thickness a.aliexpress.com/_vYdcAB Here's the link to the better/longer ones 👍

[@WesWatchRoom]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews much appreciated mate cheers

[@vladimirpetreski7248]

This was simple enough. You just remove and reset the springbars. But, that is not the point. The outer pieces of old and the new clasp are both pressed. Only the two inside parts of the new clasp are milled. But, the problem is that only the outer part of the old clasp has the brand logo on it. And, I would like to keep the old outer piece, because of the brand logo. Which would mean takiong apart not the bracelet, but both the new and the old clasp, to take out the outer piece of the old one with the logo and the two inside pieces of the new clasp, which are milled. And to create the best possible clasp for the watch. That, I am sure, would not be easy. I don't think we are talking only about removing and reaplying springbars anymore, but cutting pieces of steel and I am afraid that would require watchmaker's intervention.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

To be completely honest I don't think that many people would be too worried about keeping the brand logo on the safety catch or the outer shell of the clasp & if anyone really wanted the fully milled clasp including the outer shell they are available but obviously at an increased cost. You get what you pay for! The point of the video wasn't to show the different types of milled or pressed parts but show which parts need to be removed & how that is done & how easy it is to swap out a clasp with minimal tools & experience, which is the video that I was asked by a subscriber to produce. But you are indeed correct that if you really want to keep a brand logo on the clasp trying to swap the outer clasp casing & installing an aftermarket milled centre does not work. I have tried & they never fit together.

[@WatchtheTime]

Great video bro and very informative. I need to get some of those straps now, they look pretty cool 👍

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Those elastic straps are so comfortable well worth getting a few in. Thanks for watching bro.👍👍

[@ryokan9120]

Thanks for that! Very useful! Does Tissot really still do those ghastly pressed clasps?

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Yep they sure do! They are using them less but they do still put them on some bracelets.

[@RichardT2112]

Lovely watch, but I must admit, but that clasp, it is like placing ASDA tyres on a Ferrari.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

So you did hear me say that it wasn't staying on the watch because I have a better one on the way right? 😂 thanks for watching!!

[@RichardT2112]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews Haha, must have missed it - I was obviously in shock :) Take care my friend and chat soon!

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

😂👍

[@IgorGjurovski]

All clasps are made by several operations including milling and pressing. There is no such a thing as ONLY MILLED CLASP. Every engineer will tell you that.

[@somewhereintimewatchreviews]

Someone got out of bed on the wrong side this morning!! 😂😂

[@IgorGjurovski]

@@somewhereintimewatchreviews you don't need to make it personal. That is my opinion... If you have opposite info, please share.