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Omega Bracelet Sizing

Pick up the Eurotool screw-type Link Pin Remover tool from rhd - Bob Davis (rhd46@worldnet.att.net) on the Time Zone Sales Corner. Last I checked, he charges $15.50 plus shipping.

It's easier if you take one end of the bracelet off the watch first. Push the pins out in the direction of the arrows on the bracelet by lining up the drift pin and turning the screw. I have found it's easier to initially push the pin out using the short drift pin to unseat the link pin from its locking sleeve, and then use the long drift pin to push it the rest of the way out, especially on wider bracelets. For convenience, you may want to use 2 tools, one with the short drift pin installed and one with the long drift pin installed.

In the center section, there is a locking sleeve. Notice it is has a notch close to each end. This corresponds with a crimp in ONE end of the pin. When you insert the pin back into the bracelet, aligning the holes, make sure the crimp end of the pin goes in last. This means the crimp doesn't have to push through two of the notches in the sleeve.

Make sure you push the pin back in in the opposite direction of the arrows. Push the pin in with a hard surface, wiggling it to making sure you align all the holes. I set the pin the last mm or so by hand with just the drift pin mounted in the screw.

The "Bond" bracelet has two shorter locking sleeves and more holes to align and push through.