Just ordered a 1.6mm bergeon from Amazon. Have an ARF DJ with a oyster Bracelet. When it first arrived I tried removing links using cheapie jewelry set of screwdrivers. the pins were just too tightly locked and the heads of screw drivers were not shaped precisely for the slot and kept falling from the screw driver (total junker). Not wanting to mar the watch I gave up. I also never have taken it to a watch smith. This has contributed to me rarely wearing the watch.
I receive the screwdriver soon and will use wd40 as well as some heat to loosen to screws then resize the bracelet. Looking forward to fixing this issue and wearing the piece. Thank y’all for the info.