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Removing sholderless spring bars?

  • 14-06-2014 4:47pm
    #1
    TomCo
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    I'll post up a pic later, but basically I recently came into possession of an old broken Sekonda that has a very nice NSA bracelet.

    Unfortunately the spring bars are totally obscured by the lugs on the watch and there's no obvious way to remove them.

    Anyone have any tricks to removing this kind of spring bar from a watch without drilled out lugs? I'd rather not destroy the watch in the process :)


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  • #2
    Wibbs
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    In the past(well once) the only way I found to get around this was cut the strap away so I was left with the naked springbars, then took a hacksaw and carefully cut them in half, or enough so that I could bend them away with pliers. If you've a metal bracelet I dunno how you'd get one of those off. :s

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  • #3
    TomCo
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    Wibbs wrote: »
    In the past(well once) the only way I found to get around this was cut the strap away so I was left with the naked springbars, then took a hacksaw and carefully cut them in half, or enough so that I could bend them away with pliers. If you've a metal bracelet I dunno how you'd get one of those off. :s

    Hmm, I might try drilling the spring bar at point it's exposed.

    The watch has sentimental value, but is worth about 10 quid. The strap for some reason is selling on eBay for north of 100!

    http://m.ebay.ie/itm/130690060333?cmd=VIDESC

    Rather not damage either. Most comfortable metal bracelet I've ever worn, the clasp is spring loaded to give a bit of extra room and the style of link fits my weird wrists well.


  • #4
    peasant
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    Get one of those cheapo "Jeweller's screwdrivers", the smallest one you can find and file the tip down to a knife edge ...then try and get it into the exposed end of the springbar, stab at it and try to lever it out.

    Stab into it at an angle, with the tip wedged against the case, press down and lever the screwdriver into an upright position

    After enough stabbing you should get the springbar scarred enough so that you finally get purchase for levering.

    It will take time and patience, but should be possible.


  • #5
    TomCo
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    Managed to get them off. Used a stanley blade and a spring bar removal tool to scrape away the brass on the bar until I could get at the pin. Took a few hours and ended up with some scrapes on the bracelet, but its done!

    Unfortunately the strap is too short for the watches I wear, guess I'll have to buy a new watch (maybe a diver) to go with the strap :pac:


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