So who's had the courrage to tackle sizing Navi bracelet?

[rek001]

Hi good people.
I recieved a beautiful SS Navi Serie Speciale from Joshua and now I have to remove about 3 links, I have 6.5" wrist.
I finally figured out how the bracelet links are held together, but oh man, all these little links come off the link posts, each link dis-assembles itself. It's a bit un-nerving, I'm afrad I won't be able to put it all together again after link removal.
Just looking for some words of encouragement, I guess.
Thanks!

 

[Panerino]

It is kinda like putting together a puzzle but rest assured, the feeling of accomplishment you get when you get it all back together is quite rewarding. Have patience and good luck.

 

[paulV]

If i did it....you can too
You need to be patient but you will be happy when seeing the result :lol:

 

[pugwash]

It's dead easy. As long as you remember to undo two screws before trying to push the pins out, you'll find it simple.

 

[rek001]

Thanks for the encouragement, guys!
I think I can do this, probably the hardest part was figuring out how to take the links apart. At one point I unscrewed only one screw and was trying to hammer out the post, not realizing that there were 2 posts attached to the bottom link, sheesh. I've never encountered this type of bracelet, and I honestly couln't find any other posts that dealt with this.
Thanks again.

 

[nfs060]

I thought it was hard but after a few minutes and brain power it is actually very easy. You will figure it out.
Try resizing the Franck Muller Conquistador this is even a bit more confusing.
Good luck

 

[takashi]

Hmmm... no force needing. I learnt this the hard way after screwing up 2 movements.

 

[acidzerocool]

I have the same bracelet on my Bently. I cringed when you said hammering one of thos posts....ouch. but what I noticed to make it easier is when taking out the link arch the bracelet at the point where u are taking out the link don't lay it flat as it is hard and I think near impossible to take out.

Good luck and PM me if you have any questions. And FYI don't use hammer on watches :shock:

 

[rek001]

Update, guys:
I re-sized the bracelet yesterday evening after a member on another forum (thanks Krusty!) explained in detail how the Navi bracelet system works. I never imagined it's 2 link pins attached to to the bottom link plate, and here I was, hammering on one of the pins to try to push it out.

Anyway, I had to remove only 1 link, then I got cocky and removed a 2nd link, but the bracelet didn't sit well, so I had to re-install a link. It took me 1 hr, 20 mins.to size the bracelet.

So I've been wearing the watch all day at work and I can't stop looking at it, I'm in love with this watch. I know some people think the steel bracelet is too blingy, but I think the rhythm of the linky bracelet complements the busy dial perfectly. The bracelet is a work of industrisl art!

Acidzero-thanks so much for your PM offer, but early on I did use the softer, plastic end of a jeweler's hammer to carefully tap on the pin to try to push it out. I'd never use a regular hammer and brute force (unless I wanted to punish a cheap, crappy rep). Once I understood how the links are held together it was easy, except putting the link back together and linking up the link holes with the posts took some patience.

 

[hk45ca]

now that you have mastered that did you put all of the screw heads on the same side of the band like a gen? 8) lol

 

[takashi]

Left side or right side?

 

[pugwash]

I never imagined it's 2 link pins attached to to the bottom link plate, and here I was, hammering on one of the pins to try to push it out.

This is what I meant when I said the following:

It's dead easy. As long as you remember to undo two screws before trying to push the pins out, you'll find it simple.