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10 November 2005, 04:46 PM | #1 |
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SEL removal from Sub 16610
Can anyone explain how I remove and replace my SEL bracelet in nice easy steps?
Also, what tools do I need. Someone told me a toothpick will do the job, but there's more to that isn't there? I think one has to incorporate a tool that looks like a jeweller's screwdriver with a notched blade. Am I right? My Sub in the one that has holes in the lugs. Why do I need to learn how to do this? So I can put the SEL back in the box and fit a 20mm kevlar strap for the summer months. from Tardis |
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If the Sub has holes at the sides of the lugs, then that makes your job all the more easier.
You will need a sharp tool (preferably like the dual-sided screwdriver provided with every SD - see pic below). If you don't have this tool, then use anything sharp to poke the pins out. First poke one side out and gently pull the SEL link out. Then, holding the link firmly so that it doesn't snap back into place, poke the other side out and the whole thing should come free of the lugs. Good luck and let us know how it turns out. JJ
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easiest way is to have 2 spring bar tools and use them like chopsticks or tongs. The best way to avoid sctraches is to do it this way (this is coming from the guy that has scratched up lugs on his SD. Also tape up the lugs properly (spend more time taping then attaching the bracelet). I find that toothpicks will break and even opened up paper clips are not rigid enough. 2 push pins will work though.
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Many thanks JJIrani, I will try that.
Couldn't do it before because I was trying to remove the first side completely. I didn't want to FORCE it. Hey RogerF where do I get these chopsticks [springbar tools?] Are they the screwdriver blade tool with a groove in it???? |
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You can start here: http://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=24743#post24743
Also just google springbar tool and you will find tons of places that sell them rather cheap. Best of luck. I prefer the scotch tape and push pins myself, but the paperclip is not bad either.
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Another word of warning, make sure you keep an eye on the spring bars, they have been known to try to fly out of sight, they move fast sometimes too. I lost one the first time I took off a bracelet.
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Just buy 2 spring bar tools and use them like tongs or chopsticks, thats the only way IMO. I wish someone would come out with a tong-like spring bar tool for removing springbars when the lugs have no holes. The major prob is that SELs are a tight fit and the easiest way is to compress the spring bar from both sides at the same time.
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I use the very same screwdriver pictured above. I use the screwdriver end, hold it against the pin ridge and push inwards....then hold on tight to the link and pin....and repeat the same manouveur on the other side. Works like a dream!!
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Trust me, if you have 2 spring bar tools its much much easier (again says the guy with scratched lugs on his SD.... )
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A bit of tape on lugs will help prevent scratching
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You can use a very small screwdriver too, like one for glasses or a jewelers screwdriver (which is the end of the springbar tool that you use anyway). I don't have enough dexterity to use two like Roger suggests, but what my Rolex guy showed me was that you have to keep some back pressure on the bracelet as you work on it. You pop one side while keeping backpressure on the bracelet (which keeps the springbar from going back in) then you pop the other side. Takes a little practice, but soon you can knock it right out!
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My thanks for 'helpful' tips from JJ, RogerF, BruceS & Padi56 on how to release the SEL bracelet from my Submariner 16610.
I'll just leave it as it is for a while! |
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