How to Size a Citizen Eco-Drive Bracelet Watch

Sizing your new Eco-Drive watch doesn't require a repair shop visit.

The Citizen Eco-Drive Watch is both fashionable and technologically advanced. While it utilizes state-of-the-art solar power technology, the bracelet is no different from other Citizen watches. You will need to either remove or add links to perfectly size your watch. Eco-Drive watches use split-pins, and with the correct tools and some care you can easily resize your watch bracelet.

Things You'll Need

• Watch-sizing tool
• Tweezers

Instructions

Reducing

1. Place the watch in the sizing tool and line up the pin that you wish to remove. Arrows printed on the watch links show you which direction to push the pins. A push and twist will disengage the pin and allow you to pull it out completely, using tweezers if necessary.

2. Remove the correct number of links. If removing an even number, pull from both the top portion of the band (on the 12 o'clock side) and the bottom portion of the band (the 6 o'clock side). If you need to remove an odd number of links, pull the extra one from the bottom (6 o'clock) side.

3. Reassemble your correctly sized watch bracelet by reinserting the pins. Be sure to put the non-split end of the pin in and push in the opposite direction of the arrows printed on the links. Seat the pin in the link by gently pressing with the tweezers until the pin is slightly below the level of the link edge.

Increasing

1. Obtain additional links to increase the length of your watch bracelet at your watch retailer or call the Citizen customer service number to order links. Generally, when you have the retailer resize the watch, this is handled as part of the process.

2. Place the watch in the sizing tool and line up the pin that you wish to remove. Arrows printed on the watch links show you which direction to push the pins. A push and twist will disengage the pin and allow you to pull it out completely, using tweezers if necessary.

3. Insert the additional links. If inserting an even number of links, make sure to evenly distribute between the top portion of the band (on the 12 o'clock side) and the bottom portion of the band (the 6 o'clock side). If you need to add an odd number of links, place the extra one in the top (12 o'clock) side.

4. Reassemble your watch, inserting the non-split end of the pin in first and pushing gently in the opposite direction of the arrows on the bracelet links. Seat the pin in the link by pressing with the tweezers until the pin is slightly below the level of the link edge.

Tips & Warnings

• You will want to use an easily available watch-sizing tool to remove the pins holding the bracelet links together. Failure to use this may result in damage to the pins and they may not correctly hold the links, causing your bracelet to come apart.

References

• Resizing Most Common Watch Bracelets
• Citizen Split-Pin Watch Sizing