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So on my last birthday, my mom gave me this watch that I totally adore.
I love the colour & it’s just so me,
but when i tried it on, it didn't fit properly.
It was loose and I was afraid it would slide off.
And since then it's been lying in my drawer
because I’ve been too lazy to go out and get it fixed.
But I saw it today, I felt so bad,
so I did some research to see if there’s something I could do remove those extra links,
and turns out there is a fix, and it’s pretty simple!
Today I'm going to show you how to resize a loose watch strap
Here’s what we’ll need to get this to fit right.
a small screwdriver
and pair of pliers
The first thing to do is to actually wear the watch.
Now, pinch the links together to get an idea of how many we’ll need to remove to make the watch fit.
For my hand, I’m going to need to remove two links
So I'll remove one link from this side,
and one link from this side
Now, let’s set the watch down, on a soft surface so you don’t scratch or damage it.
Next we need to analyse the watch to see how the extra links need to be removed.
So, by looking at the sides of the watch you’ll see this screw.
It has 2 sides, one which is flat
and one which is round.
We need to push the round side of the screw out
Now, just FYI, some watches have arrows on
specific links which point in the direction the pins should exit.
The arrow is pointing right,
so I'm just going to push this link from the left and it will exit from the right side.
Now, let’s grab the screwdriver and insert it gently into the hole on the round side of the screw.
I’ll use the handle of the pliers to tap the screwdriver until the screw pops out a little
With the help of the pliers I’ll pull out the screw completely
Will repeat the same process and take out the screw from the adjacent link
So now we've got this link off
Now to close it up again, insert the screw back into the empty hole
from the side where it came out from.
Make sure the round side goes in first
It won’t go in all the way, so we’ll just tap it gently with the handle of the pliers.
Now I'll repeat this process on the other side
Don’t forget to save your removed links in case you ever need to replace them.
Now I'm done removing the extra links, and my beautiful watch fits perfectly
And I can finally start wearing it more often
If you have a watch that doesn't fit well do give this DIY a try
That's it from me today
Thanks for watching
Until next time stay tuned & stay Glamrs