How to Resize / Adjust a Watch Band

Learn how to adjust a metal / silver / gold watch band or how to resize a watch. Need to make that watch band a little smaller? This video shows two ways to do so.
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Method 1 - Tools from Around the House
03:43 Method 2 - Watch Link Remover Tool
05:59 Conclusion

[fauzigoodluck]

Whoever invented YouTube, God bless you. You gave a solution to everything

[tnblackdragongamingofficia]

11 years ago and it helped today, thanks brother man

[mrbill]

On most watch bands there are arrows located on the inside of the band indicating in which direction the pin is to be removed. When reassembling replace the pin in the opposite direction of the arrow with the "split" portion of the pin going in last as this video shows . Also if a link does not have an arrow then that pin and link is to be considered non-adjustable.

[j.m.]

This is the meaning of "when in doubt there's YouTube"😄

[KaterinaMarinova]

This has got to be the most helpful video EVER! I'm super skinny and every damn watch is so huge on my wrist, thanks for this, really made my day :D

[Darryl]

Worked like a champ! I would  try not to squeeze more than you have to with the pliers, so that you don't flatten the wider part of the pin that keeps it in the hole. One way is to look closely at the pin and put the pliers on the areas where you see the split, that way it won't flatten the keeper. I watched your video before trying it on my own and it helped to see what to do first. Thanks for posting,

[gregormciver]

Thank you so much mate. Life saver! Spent a tenner on fixing one at a shop and still ended up a bit too big and I was thinking of ways to let my mum know that I’d have to use an other tenner 😅 But this was so simple yet effective and had it done in a matter of minutes. Thanks mate 💪

[vamedic]

Thank you soooo much for this video! Took me about 10 minutes and now my watch fits so much better! I used tiny little screwdrivers instead of a pushpin, and it worked just as easily. Thanks again!

[gresonelcompe]

This was uploaded when I was 12 yrs old. Now it helped me today ❤ Good knowledge never gets old

[darrenlyons]

Thanks man my wife thinks im pretty clever now.

[Doubledcapitals]

Thanks buddy.. after several months of wearing an oversized watch, i can now smile.
Thanks for the fix

[ryancooksey]

Great easy to use tutorial. Thank you very much. I had a quote done at $50 and that's all it takes. Glad I did it myself.

[AllenHanPR]

Saved me a ton of time and $20.00 at the mall.

A friend gave me a watch for my birthday. I put it off for a while to modify the band.

I used your method but couldn't find a hammer so I used a small crowbar. It was hard at first.

But I used another person's suggestion with two books to create that gap. Worked like a
charm.

[johnfranciseklavu]

This is awesome, you made it so simple for me, to think I went to a watch shop to have my new watch re-size and was told they don't have the tools for my watch. I can't wait to do this and finally be able to wear my watch. Thanks Nils!

[debbiegoodwin]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I literally saved $120. I took 4 watches to get sized and was told it would be $30 a watch!!!! I’m so glad I found this video.

[MrCosmo]

Everyone has wood like that lying around the house

[salemencarnacion]

I followed this and it worked so well! The watch fits perfectly, I had to go back though because I took three links off of one side and it made it sit crooked on my wrist, make sure to take off evenly on both sides! Thank you to this man!❤

[mrracz]

I got a watch for my birthday and i had to watch this video cause of lockdown i could not resize my watch so thank you now i learned to do it myself

[XxLIVExX]

Looked through some other vids, this guy had the best idea yet, especially with lack of tools and with stubborn pins being stuck. Thanks a million.

[RiingsOfGold]

"this way is easier"

**Struggles to line up the pin for 73 seconds**