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Re: Scratch on Bracelet
In Response To: Scratch on Bracelet ()

: I recently bought a Bond watch. The bracelet
: was adjusted twice in the watches shop. Each
: time, a small scratch was created on the
: edge face of the bracelet. Did anybody has
: the same experience?

It happened to me too. TODAY!At the local Omega dealer...(has been a watchmaker 40 years!).
He told me that you need to use a fairly large amount of force to push the linkpins out. Just to push them out by hand isn't enough by far.. You need a pin tool or a very thin watch-screwdriver, a small hammer and a vise or support specially made for watches.
Due to the force needed I'm not surprised that the bracelet gets some tiny scratches. Maybe a small piece of cloth between the vise and the bracelet would have done the trick?

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