Stratman Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm about to size my PO bracelet. Can I assume that the direction of the arrows indicate which way the pins should enter, and thus exit, the bracelet? A detailed explanation would be nice. Any other tips would be helpful. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Before you start let me just say you are about to resize the most difficult bracelet there is to resize I had to devise a somewhat crude method involving breaking a safety pin into 3 pieces to use as makeshift tools to adjust my bracelet With regards to your question, the point of the arrowhead indicates where the pin is to be re-inserted when putting the bracelet back together. Here is an excellent guide which you should find useful: HOW TO resize the most common bracelets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arr Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm about to size my PO bracelet. Can I assume that the direction of the arrows indicate which way the pins should enter, and thus exit, the bracelet? A detailed explanation would be nice. Any other tips would be helpful. Thanks The 4 most important tools for working with the PO bracelet are: (1) Good bottle of Scotch; (2) Full bottle of Excedrin; (3) Full box of tissues for wiping away the tears of frustration; and (4) telephone book to find number of nearest rep-friendly watchmaker to adjust the bracelet after you have given up in complete frustration and broken 4 of the pins. One other tip: contact your dealer and purchse the beautiful rubber dive strap and install it. That's what I ended up doing, and it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryarme Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I strongly recommend the bracelet sizing tool shown in the linked article. I use one from Bob Davis (mywatchmaker.net) that is a little more expensive and much higher quality than the Asian versions on FleaBay. Bob's comes with both normal push pins and longer push pins for Omega bracelets. Ofrei sells them as well, and also sells versions for screw-type bracelets. I'm about to size my PO bracelet. Can I assume that the direction of the arrows indicate which way the pins should enter, and thus exit, the bracelet? A detailed explanation would be nice. Any other tips would be helpful. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratman Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 This place is amazing, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 This place is amazing, thank you. You might have to upgrade...that link may have saved you some money on a watchmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 As said by Ds - the arrow indicates the direction in which the pin has to be forced out. To reinsert, reverse the direction. Don't try this without proper tools. They are not really expensive and you can use them for all your pin-based bracelets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas6002mi Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I got mine done at the mall, where they change batteries, it took her a good hour! she charged me $10. I think it is worth it....... I had tried to do it on my previous PO, it took me close to 2hrs, and a lot of frustration as described above :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 The 4 most important tools for working with the PO bracelet are: (1) Good bottle of Scotch; (2) Full bottle of Excedrin; (3) Full box of tissues for wiping away the tears of frustration; and (4) telephone book to find number of nearest rep-friendly watchmaker to adjust the bracelet after you have given up in complete frustration and broken 4 of the pins. Sad, but true. I broke all of the pins for my Ofrei removal tool, gave up, got an OEM Rubber strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It's not too difficult. I was able to resize mine in about 5 mins. Of course that's after I bent two fracken pins. The hardest part is pushing the pin back through the middle collar. The collar is crimped so that it holds the pin tight so you really have to push hard to get it through. It's quite frustrating to both push it hard and keep it straight, hence the bent pins. Best suggestion I can give is find something hard (plastic) with a shallow corner. Turn the bracelet upside down so the pin sits in a corner and is braced firmly. Try to keep a straight angle and then firm press the bracelet down to force the pin through. Imagine the little pin sticking out is like a knife and you're about stab yourself in the belly, that's sort of the motion. Once it gets through the middle collar, use the link resizer to tool to push the remaining bit through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 get a good pin remover, take the bracelet off the watch head and put it in the freezer. it helped, I swear. I broke all my pins sizing mine. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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