Removing Links from Riveted bracelet?

[HEWLIO]

How do you remove links from a riveted bracelet? What tools will I need. I have a GMT master with a riveted bracelet coming tomorrow, and im not sure how to remove the links. Thanks

[JoJo35]

Pry up with a razor, just be gentle with it.

[freddy333]

In my experience, something more robust than a razor is required to unbend the steel links - like a pair of flat head screwdrivers. I would add that the 2 times I have tried to unfold/refold links myself, they ended up bent/mangled/deformed, so I would seek the assistance of a Rolex watchmaker unless you do not mind some crumpling or feel very lucky/courageous.

[Gorilladame]

That Way above is the way when you get one of the expensive riveted bands with folded links.

But if you got a normal rep with solid links bending is not the way.

What I did with my tiny wrist was:

get another one from eBay for 15$( doesn't Need to have a crown on the clasp As you already got a good clasp with the watch) and than take the 2 shorter pieces together to one bracelet.

To clarify: one side of the bracelet is always shorter ( right or left from the clasp) depens on how you look at it.

So take two Left pieces and just turn one around to make it a right piece.

Also some of the rep riveted bands have screws in the first Links of the long side.

But in my case that wasn't enough.

[HEWLIO]

wow, what a pain in the ass riveted bracelets are. Mine came with screws on the end. They are tiny, they are nearly impossible to screw back in one you take them out. Thats if you can even get the pins out. I had to use a vice and 5 different pairs of pliers and vice grips to hold the pin in so it wouldn't move.

[freddy333]

wow, what a pain in the ass riveted bracelets are. Mine came with screws on the end. They are tiny, they are nearly impossible to screw back in one you take them out. Thats if you can even get the pins out. I had to use a vice and 5 different pairs of pliers and vice grips to hold the pin in so it wouldn't move.

Sorry, I thought you were getting a gen bracelet. In the case of the rep version (the 1 with pin-screws), instead of messing with resizing, I would replace it with just about anything (those are the some of the worst (fake looking) bracelets ever made).

[HEWLIO]

Sorry, I thought you were getting a gen bracelet. In the case of the rep version (the 1 with pin-screws), instead of messing with resizing, I would replace it with just about anything (those are the some of the worst (fake looking) bracelets ever made).

I really don't think this one looks all that bad. Yes, I can agree that the entire watch is really cheap. But, the whole thing has a nice look and I will enjoy this one for the short time that it will most likely last.

Rest of the photos

[Gorilladame]

UHH this one is a hyprid, it got screws AND is folded. So the bending way should also work on yours.

for a lowrange rep this band is really nice.