How to reduce the bracelet

Wrist watch (male and female) often are equipped with metal bracelet - it is beautiful and more reliable than its leather counterpart, but it is much more difficult to fit under the arm of the owner, and the manufacturers usually make them with stock length. If you forget to adjust the bracelet with the purchase and not near the workshop in which it would make master – you can reduce the bracelet by yourself.

You will need

- tweezers
- a thin awl

Instruction

Prepare a workplace with which you need to disassemble the bracelet – it should not be nothing superfluous, and the place should be well lit. You will also need a few tools - tweezers and a thin awl or strong enough needle.

First of all, disconnect the lock. It is not necessary but makes the job easier. To do this, gently push the needle on the pin that connects the bracelet, and slide the lock to the side. Then repeat on the opposite side of the pin. Carefully remove the lock. Note - hold the connecting pin! It can be under the action of the spring to fly out and be lost.

Inspect the bracelet on one side of the bracelet, several links will be different. It is separable units, designed to fit the bracelet length.

Metal watch bracelets come in two basic types – punched and metal. Determine what species it belongs to your bracelet.

If your bracelet is stamped – locate the split link of the slit in the top of the link. Paste the awl and pull in the direction of in the direction of – have to pull the lock plate and the link to disconnect. Similarly disconnect the adjacent link (or several, if needed). Connect the bracelet.

To reduce the bracelet consists of metal links, much easier. They detach similar to a castle.

If you need to reduce the length of the bracelet unnecessary links should be removed on both sides of the bracelet, otherwise the lock can move to the side - it's not aesthetically pleasing, and it can spontaneously open in this position.

Then reinstall the lock.

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