JF AP Royal Oak bracelet

[Watchtrader93]

Received a JF AP last week, been trying everyday to get these pins out of bracelet but there just not coming out? Tried leaving in hot water/hair dryer

the screws come out fine, it’s just when I go to the opposite side to push the long pin out with a paper clip it’s just having no movement? Any tips.

 

[nipe]

You need a proper bracelet-adjustment tool for this, you need more force than a paperclip will do for you.

Something like this:

 

[Watchtrader93]

You need a proper bracelet-adjustment tool for this, you need more force than a paperclip will do for you.

Something like this:

Thanks where can I find one of these?

 

[QueTip]

Thanks where can I find one of these?

eBay, Amazon

 

[nipe]

Yup, I bought mine off Amazon. Some 9$ cheap chinese complete "watchmakers"-toolkit. The entire kit is a real piece of shit lol but it does the trick.

 

[mskwatch]

then you can always return it LOL. Make sure to align perfectly the tip of the tool with the pin you need to push, otherwise there's a high risk the tip will bend and break as they're made of really cheap and soft metal

 

[Cristobal]

I don’t know why the factories make the pins on the AP bracelets so hard to take out?? I had trouble with a couple of my AP bracelets. Smh.

 

[anthonygold]

I don’t know why the factories make the pins on the AP bracelets so hard to take out?? I had trouble with a couple of my AP bracelets. Smh.

Did you find it easier to remove pins after soaking bracelet? Or did you not need to soak, asking as I have a JF 15400 coming and will need to remove links, I have a kit but if there is loctite might be easier to soak before trying

 

[Cristobal]

Did you find it easier to remove pins after soaking bracelet? Or did you not need to soak, asking as I have a JF 15400 coming and will need to remove links, I have a kit but if there is loctite might be easier to soak before trying

It was easier after soaking the bracelet

 

[Silverg]

It was easier after soaking the bracelet

What did you soak the bracelet with?

 

[anthonygold]

What did you soak the bracelet with?

I'm guessing baby oil, this is pretty standard to get that nice smooth feel, especially for the AP bracelets

 

[Cristobal]

What did you soak the bracelet with?

Baby oil for 3 days

 

[Silverg]

I'm guessing baby oil, this is pretty standard to get that nice smooth feel, especially for the AP bracelets

Thanks

 

[Hublot1704]

Baby oil for 3 days

So I have to lay it in baby oil for three days and then just wash it off with water ?

 

[Cristobal]

So I have to lay it in baby oil for three days and then just wash it off with water ?

Correct..if you could just the bracelet.

 

[Hublot1704]

Correct..if you could just the bracelet.

Okey done I'm prette excited how it feels in three days Thanks for your help !

 

[Cristobal]

Okey done I'm prette excited how it feels in three days Thanks for your help !

No problem! Enjoy your watch!

 

[Hublot1704]

No problem! Enjoy your watch!

Thanks man !

 

[Eulise]

Just boil the bracelet, that’s what I did and the pins slid out without any issue


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[c2ute]

why 3 days??? why not just overnight?