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Post by muckymark on Oct 17, 2016 19:54:41 GMT -6
Fellow members I need some advice. I put a new strap on my Alpinist a few months ago. I went swap it out tonight and noticed the old strap had tubes in it. I have cut off the old strap but I'm left with the tubes in place. Before I take a screwdriver and pry these off I thought I'd ask if anyone else has been in this predicament and can offer an alternative solution. Thanks, Mark  |
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Post by marinoc81 on Oct 17, 2016 21:19:57 GMT -6
I'm assuming the spring bar can not be accessed because of the tube? Sometimes there is a very narrow passage to get the bar out, however it seems pretty tight in this case.
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Post by rw16610 on Oct 17, 2016 21:49:27 GMT -6
I haven't done a strap change on a watch with that tube but did have a difficult time with one before. Certain spring bars can be rather tricky without something like the Bergeon spring bar tool (pliers). Either way things like that tube make access extremely difficult at times. Taking the strap off of my vintage Omega ti install the bracelet for the first time took rather long. The strap seemed to have one of those tubes inside (or the leather was snug with the lugs) requiring some pressure to force the leather back a few mm's. Hope you get this one sorted out soon without too much trouble. Keep us posted!
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Post by carl on Oct 17, 2016 23:12:47 GMT -6
Looks like there is a bit of a gap there, on the left between the end of the tube and the lug. If you get a knife or something really thin, perhaps you could get it in there so that it hits the little notch at the end of the spring bar?
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Post by Baco Noir on Oct 18, 2016 8:02:50 GMT -6
Tubes are generally used in straps to prevent wear on the leather and most often I've seen them with lugs that use screws rather than spring bars. That said, it does look like you have enough room to use a springbar tool to pop those out. If you don't have one, try something like a thin blade on a box cutter.
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Post by muckymark on Oct 18, 2016 10:26:37 GMT -6
Thanks for the suggestions. I got them out by wrapping a small screw driver in a cloth and prying them out. The gap was to small for a blade to fit and move the tip of the bar back.
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Post by rw16610 on Oct 18, 2016 16:46:02 GMT -6
Glad it all worked out for you in the end, Mark.
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