ellistyle1 0 Posted May 18, 2013 I have a regular leather strap with a regular buckle. The buckle is bronze as is the watch. I want to put a different strap on the watch and I want the bronze buckle to go along with it. The buckle doesn't seem to have spring bars like at the lugs. How does one remove a buckle without destroying the strap? There is a bar that goes all the way through and their are holes in either side of the buckle but I don't want to push it through for fear that I'll tear something up. Curse this hobby and the thoughts that it puts in my noggin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSav 2 Posted May 18, 2013 If it isn't sewn in it will be screw in or springbar. Screw in just needs to be screwed out. WIth the spring bar ones i find it easier to put something small down the hole to compress the bar. It then pops out. I have a couple of little tools for this but you could also use a pin or a needle. Just be sure to not let the spring bar fly across the room Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ellistyle1 0 Posted May 18, 2013 Geesh--that was easy. Thanks. One of those things where you don't want to tear something up you just dumped a mortgage payment on. Mechanical pencils work great. Turns out they are springy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serge D 0 Posted May 18, 2013 How do you spend a whole mortgage payment on a strap? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ellistyle1 0 Posted May 18, 2013 To be accurate, it was half a mortgage payment on a watch that happened to have a strap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
