Sizing your watch
Your watch arrives on a full length bracelet. Most wrists need two to four links out. The little tool in your box does the whole job, and this page walks you through it.
About 10 minutesTool in the boxNo jeweller needed
Before you start
Give yourself a clear table and five quiet minutes. It is easier than it looks.
- The pin pusher tool from your box.
- A flat surface with good light.
- A soft cloth to rest the watch on so the case doesn't scuff.
- A small dish for the pins and the links you take out. They are tiny and they love carpets.
Read this bit twice
Pins only travel one way
Each pin is held in by friction and sits in a set direction. Push it the wrong way and you risk bending the pin or marking the link. There are small arrows stamped inside the bracelet telling you which way to push. Check them before you pick up the tool.
Three steps
That's genuinely all there is to it.
1 · Find the arrows
Turn the bracelet over. On the inside of each removable link there is a small arrow, pointing the way the pin needs to travel.
Work out how many links you want out before you begin, and note which ones. Every link has an arrow, so it's easy to lose your place once you start.
2 · Push the pin out
Sit the bracelet in the tool so the pin will be pushed the way the arrow points. Line the tip up with the hole precisely before you turn anything. If it sits even slightly off centre you will bend it.
Then turn the screw slowly and steadily. The pin lifts out of the far side of the link. Keep going until you can pull it free with your fingers.
3 · Put the pin back
Bring the two ends of the bracelet together and line the holes up. Slide the pin back in the same way it came out, so it goes in the side it came out of.
Press it home with your fingers. If it still sits slightly proud, tap it flush using the base of the tool.
Keep the clasp centred
The one thing people get wrong. Links come out of both sides of the clasp, so take the same number from each side.
Try it on before you tidy up
Keep the tool and the spare links to hand until you're happy.
- Fasten it and let your arm hang by your side.
- The case should stay on top of your wrist and slide about a centimetre either way.
- Spinning round or riding over your wrist bone? Take one more link out.
- Can't slide a finger underneath? Put one back in.
- Keep the spare links with your box. Wrists change, and you'll want them back one day.
If it's not going to plan
Almost always one of these five.
The pin won't move
Stop and check the arrow. If you're pushing the pin against its taper it will not go, however hard you turn. Take it out, turn the bracelet round and try from the other side. Never force the screw.
I've bent the tool pin
Most tools keep spares inside the handle, so unscrew the cap on the base and have a look. If there are none left, message us and we'll post you replacements.
I've taken out too many
Nothing is lost. Line the link back up where it came from and refit the pin exactly as in step three. It goes back as easily as it came out.
Can a jeweller do it instead?
Of course. Most high street jewellers will size a bracelet in a few minutes for a small fee. Just ask for the removed links back and keep them with your box.
Does this affect my warranty?
Not at all. Sizing your own bracelet is completely normal and your lifetime warranty stands. Damage from forcing a pin the wrong way isn't covered, which is why step one matters.