How to Change a Metal Watch Band with End Pieces

Watches can be damaged without proper handling and while the repair you are about to attempt may seem simple, you can easily break or ruin the watch with any small mistake. If you have any doubts about this repair, do not hesitate to take your watch to a professional watchmaker or jeweler.

[sweet]

Great help. My watch's band fell off. I had to fix it in school without any tools but still managed to do it. Couldn't do it without this video thanks.

[gaius_marius]

Thank you for the video. I just had to replace my bracelet and I was having trouble with the end links. After watching your tutorial I was able to install the bracelet on the watch after a few tries.

[RichLP]

Thank you HC WONG. Yes for those of us who are right handed install the band opposite of how it is shown in the Video. I had just completed one side of the metal watch band installation and wondered if I had it on the correct side. Then after watching the video again was about to undo my work and saw your comment.

[jmflyer]

Hey guys-Gals, just wanted to say that these new videos have improved greatly over the previous videos. You replied to my comments before on using the wrong size bands in your demonstrations, so I wanted to let you know these videos are looking great and much more useful to people. I continue to purchase a lot of my material for my watch repair shop from Esslinger. Thanks again! JM

[pixeldixelshizel]

Thank you for the video. Would love to see one for solid end links. :)

[KarbineKyle]

My method was crude. However, the watch I was working on was a little scratched, but working fine and in overall good shape! This looks like it can be difficult. I was very careful, and it took a while, but I succeeded! I was using just needle nose pliers, and my fingers. I have an old radium-226 lumed watch, and it's pretty radioactive compared to other watches, but I've wanted to wear it, but it had no band. Luckily, I found some broken watches someone gave me (none are radioactive, unfortunately for me) and took the leather band off of one. I managed to install the band on my 1950s _"Маяк" - 16 Камней - Сделано в СССР ("Lighthouse" - 16 Stones - Made in USSR)_ watch. It looks nice with my other radium-226 lumed watches! And now I can wear it! I collect radioactive sources and antiques! It's such a great hobby! Always get yourself a Geiger-Müller counter first!

[Jeetacademykl]

you cant imagine how your video, which has now 9 years old, helped me SO MUCH today !
thank you thank you thank you !

[andrewilson]

I was fighting with this for almost an hour. Thanks for saving me :-D

[angelvillarreal]

This video answered all my questions, and also answered questions I didn’t even know I had. Perfect.

[FranFerioli]

Does anybody know the title of the soundtrack? I have relatives coming for dinner and I want to drive them insane playing this on repeat (nice video BTW, useful in multiple ways...).

[treznorify]

Good tutorial, unfortunarely I give up after 3 hours, I could manage to remove one end piece somehow but not the other, I remove one end of the spring bar from the hole but it's still stuck against the case... I'm losing my mind

[Lawman]

Step 5... be sure to scratch the lugs as much as possible....

[Cacopator]

Just about to do it....   Thanks for the step by step guide.

[sjneditz]

Thank you very much dear 💕. Love from india

[gritsteel]

Excellent ! I was struggling for an hour trying to put back a bracelet with end pieces, without any success, and decided that I better go to Youtube and check for tips. This video was very helpful, made me not so dainty as well, and I succeeded in 5 to 10 minutes. It did seem like the lugs will be scratched, but it didn't, and my watch finish is bead blasted, very prone to scratches. The comment about putting some tape would be sensible though, but I didn't read the comments before I did it :)

[CoryHobbs]

You just saved me so much stress, thank you!

[leviticuscornwall]

For anyone who doesn't have the spring bar tool, I was able to push it down with a needle, its just a little more difficult

[Youoften]

I just fixed a watch because of this tutorial, thank u so mucu.

[swesleyc]

He forgot to mention: watch bands vary in width dimensions (typically 19-24mm). You need to research what the original watch band width (where it meets the watch case) is and find an appropriate replacement.

[ryzen]

Thanks so much. It took longer than you but I got the job done on a Tag Heuer 2000 auto