Customer Reviews

SE Watchband Link Remover Tool

5 star:		(55)
4 star:		(29)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

To start, yes, this is cheap. If you are paying $3.50 to try to size your own watch instead of spending $10 at a local jeweler, chances are you are cheap too (as am I :).

The question isn't is it cheap...the question is, does it do the job you want it to. The short answer is yes. It worked extremely well for me. Does the pin remover wiggle? Yes. Just take a minute and line it up. Also, make sure you are pushing the pins straight through and not at an angle (basic physics here...duh, right?). I didn't even break any of the pins (something I have heard some people complain about)...I think this is less likely if you do a good job of lining the pin pusher up with the pins.

One of the reviews mentioned that it was hard to see the alignment of the watch pins and the pin pusher. While this is true, I don't understand how this is a strike against the product. Have you seen the size of the pins on your watch? If you think that somehow this is the fault of this product, I think your expectations may be a bit high. If you have trouble seeing small things, I would just suggest not doing the work yourself.

If you are at all mechanically inclined, you won't have a problem using this. Just make sure you use your patience too.

I would definitely purchase this again. Even if this fell apart tomorrow, it was still cheaper than going to a jeweler, and I really enjoyed doing the work myself.

5 star rating not because this is a high quality product (it's not), but because it does actually work as advertised and is easy to use. Received this much faster than expected and resized my Citizen band in minutes without any trouble. This isn't a precision tool - just take time to line everything up and pay attention to the directional arrows on back of the watch band & it'll work fine. Cheaper than going to jeweler.

i have a large watch collection so it was easy to adjust all of my watches to my wrist size - saved alot of money from going back and forth to the jeweler - definitely worth the price

It is totally worth the price. Its cheap, quick and easy to use. I had to remove 4 pins and put two of them back in to re-size my watch. The entire process took me less than 10 minutes.

The product has a website for instructions but there's a short youtube video showing how to use a similar product which I found to be more helpful (search for "Watch Pin Remover" on youtube) . It really is as simple as it looks on the video. Align the pin remover from the tool with the pin of the watch you need to remove and rotate the handle to push the pin out. Make sure you know which direction you need to push to get the pin out (as others have mentioned, most watches have arrow markings on the underside of the band).

I am extremely satisfied with this product!

First a word aboud the vendor-(Micro-Tools) was great. The package shipped very quickly, and communication was very good.

Alhough the price for this item has jumped up since I purchased it, It's still not a bad deal. My husband and I had both received watches through the mail, and both bands needed adjusting. My last watch ordered through the mail lasted eight years, and for all that time it flopped around on my wrist since I never got around to taking it in to be adjusted.

This little tool works really well, and it takes maybe 10 mintues to resize a watchband. Most of that time is trying to see the pin on the adjustment tool--get a good light and your reading glasses. There are no instructions provided, although there was a sticker on the package with a link to online instructions. There are better instructions out there--google "resize watch band". You just have to make sure that you're pushing the pin in the right direction to remove it (the watch band has an arrow on the bottom to show the direction the pin will go.) To replace the pin, you need to go in the opposite direction (against the arrow) and put the narrow end of the pin in first.

You also might need a small pair of pliers to pull the pin completely free of the band, and a small hammer to tap it all the way back in place.

I was able to resize 2 watchbands in less time than it would have taken to drive out to get them done, and now I have the tool if they need to be resized. Very happy with this.

This item is fairly cheap (both in the way it's constructed and price) but works as it should. I had my watch sized within a half an hour of opening the package. I thought that I got the five extra bits but one of the collars was missing it's bit so I acutally got 4 instead of the advertised 5 (hence the 4 stars). Oh well, it's cheap and each bit should last a long time as long as you line it up properly and don't force it.

I purchased this recently in order to be able to resize a newly purchased Invicta watch. It worked like a charm. Before using you should make sure you're lining the pin up on the correct side of the band. And you should have a very strong pair of reading glasses to line the pin up exactly. There's a reason you see those huge magnifiers in watch shops. If you don't have the pin lined up exactly it will bend and break, it's that simple.

Judt purchased a new watch on Amazon along with the band tool link pin remover. It works as advertised. Followed the online directions and not one broken pin! Took 10 minutes at most to adjust the bands on my new watch! Highly recommended!

I just bought a Tissot PRC-200 with a metal band. I needed to take a few links out but did not want the hassle of taking it to a shop. So I looked for hours for a watch tool. I was going to get one of these, but the shipping was way too much! I decided to just use my own skills and try it myself. I was a little nervous, with just a thumb tack, a paper clip, and a utility knife. I proceeded with caution and inserted the paper clip. I tapped with the end of the utility knife. Of course I put a towel under the watch! I lightly tapped it, but nothing happened. I then used the thumb tack. Since it had a plastic end with a bigger surface to tap, it proved much easier. I could tap with more force. After a few harder taps, the pin poked out the other end. I thought, "how easy!" and took 4 pins out. After taking the few links out, my new watch now fits perfectly! It took me about 15 minutes total. I saved so much money and gas and time! No special tools other than careful skills. Now I can wear my Tissot this weekend and not wait for shipping or driving out of my way. I should mention that I didn't buy this tool...

1) came unwrapped
2) came with only 1 pin
3) broke when I removed my third link

Abysmally poor quality. I knew I was buying a cheap device, but I didn't know it was built to break. And to top it off I didn't even get everything that was advertised! I wasn't expecting much, just a product that worked.