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Little strap change tool help please?
Hey folks, can someone please recommend a good strap change tool that is easy to use and won’t damage the drilled through lugs of my Leman Flyback? I want to be able to change up the straps myself without having to always go to the Blancpain boutique. Anyone have a particular favorite tool that you prefer? Thanks so much!
Haven't finished my first cup of coffee
so forgive what might be silly - how about
a toothpick? A temporary short term
solution. Just cut off a bit from the point.
Ok, thanks guys..
Didn’t realize a simple pick tool would work just fine. I had it in my mind that you needed a fancy claw like contraption that they have out these days that removes the spring bars. Something like this below. Guess since the lugs are drilled, you don’t need that.
This is an expensive Swiss tool for removing bracelets, not straps
Howdy,
Most watches have spring bars and you use a tool with a forked end to pry the moving end of the bar in, so you can remove the strap. This can be easy or VERY difficult. It just depends on the watch and strap. However, I wouldn't use a toothpick as it will likely break off in the lug.
Some Blancpains have a solid strap pin that is pressed into the lugs rather than a spring bar. I can't say for sure which you have there in the photo as I haven't changed a strap on it.
But this is what I need for straps and bracelets, and I'm a small-time watch repair guy.
I'd suggest you get a watchmaker to change it while you watch, and have him show you what to do. Then you won't mess it up when you go at it.
Cazalea
Thank you.
I know mine had punch in bars when it had the X71 bracelet installed, and heard them bang them out when removing the bracelet but heard that they used spring bars to install my strap. Thus, I think I can just use a pin to press out the spring bar for strap removal going forward.