How do I Size a Speidel Watch Band?
It can be extremely aggravating to wear a watch that almost fits right. You're either rubbing your sore wrist after you take off a tight watch, or your loose watch is constantly slipping around. Speidel manufactures men's and women's watches, primarily with cloth and metal bands, and while some of the models require the use of jeweler tools, three of them have bands that you can adjust at home so that you have a snug but not confining relationship with your watch. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Ladies' Mesh Type A
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1
Take hold of the sliding link next to the chain. Push the bottom surface inward. Pull up on the link to separate it from the buckle.
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2
Take out the sliding connector and the attached link to shorten the band. This is the same link from Step 1; the connector-link unit will slide out to the side. You can add extra links (available for purchase) by attaching the extra link connector to the existing connector's open link at this point to lengthen it.
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3
Stretch the connector link again and hook it into the buckle.
Ladies' Mesh Type B
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4
Open the latch and take out the band section on one side of the clasp. When you lift the latch, the band section will just slide out when you pull it.
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5
Take off one or two notches with a pair of cutting pliers. Cut straight across the band with the pliers below the notch or notches that you want to remove. If you're taking out more than two, split up the amount evenly and take them from each side.
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Slide the new closest notch into the clasp and fold the latch back down.
Interlock (Men's and Women's)
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7
Open the clasp and then pull the top part of the band out.
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8
Open the clamp that was beneath the clasp with a flat tool and lift it up and over.
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9
Slide the band in or out (to tighten or loosen the band, respectively).
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Close the clamp.
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Tips & Warnings
While Speidel suggests that owners of any of its models take watches in to the jeweler for adjustment, the other models not mentioned here (Euroflex, Twist-o-Flex, Timeband, Thinlock and Non-Expansion) all involve complex jeweler tools. These three are the most user-friendly to expand or contract the band.
References
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