SE JT6218 5-Piece Watch Band Link Remover Kit - Includes Dual Head Hammer, Band Holder, Pin Punches (0.8, 0.9, 1.0mm) for DIY Watch Adjustments and Repairs

I bought this kit because it was just a few dollars more than the watch case wrench alone. This is the regular size watch case opener tool~if you have one of those HUGE watches that are popular these days you may need to get the standalone ‘XL’ watch case opener available elsewhere. The watchcase opener in this kit has 3 prongs, and it comes with 18 bits that fit into the prongs. You get 3 little round bits, 3 bigger round bits, 3 square bits, 3 trianglur bits and 3 bits that are sort of like a regular non-phillips screwdriver. You put on whatever the indents of your watch back looks like to grip it and be able to unscrew it. I used the square bits to (finally) be able to open up a Seiko 7n43-type dress watch from the 1990s that was stuck shut. I was also able to use it on a 2003 Seiko 2kx-type divers watch. The opener was NOT at full extension so it could be used on watches that are larger than these—although probably not the HUGE watches that sell on TV these days. On the opener at full extension (largest size) the two top bits are about 33mm apart from each other and they’re both 37mm from the bottom bit. Now, you don’t put these on a diameter on the caseback. The top two are at about 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock with the bottom bit being at 6 o’clock. Because of this you can open a watch that has a larger than 33mm diameter back. You put the bottom bit on a caseback depression and then the top to go on either side of the opposite diameter depression: so it doesn’t span the entire caseback-letting you open larger casebacks. This is a good feature. The only reason I’m mentioning it is because you may be measuring all the way across (wrong) to see if this will fit you watch. Anyway—if you have a normal sized watch or smaller you should be fine. If you have a HUGE watch you bought on a TV shopping channel or one of those big Russian submarine watches-you might need to by something else (the XL watch opener). The ‘normal sized’ Invictas would probably be fine—but maybe not the HUGE Russian diver ones they make. I don’t think anything would fit those monstrous Diesel watches, lol! If you’re not sure: look at the back of the watch for the depressions/holes/insets that the prongs would catch on to allow you to unscrew the watch: measure from the 6 o’clock one to either 10 or 2 o’clock (not the depression directly across at 12 o’clock). If these are bigger than 37mm you can’t use this. Now measure from 10 o’clock to the 2 o’clock depression: if that’s bigger than 33mm you can’t use this. You’ll need a larger opener. Like I said, it worked fine on my Seiko dive and dress watches with room to spare. BTW: the 6 o’clock to 12 o’clock (diameter) of the back of my Seiko is about 34mm. The watch case holder has two pins that fit into and two of four holes on one side. The other side has a block with a depression so as not to crush the watch’s crown (the thing you spin to change the time). It opens to allow a watch with an outside dimension of 42mm. My Seiko dive watch fit with 3mm to spare. Again, if you have a HUGE watch—you may need something else. The watch case holder has lots of holes drilled in it-but they’re only for show. Only the four holes opposite the clamp side have threaded metal sleeves that accept the pins. The pins are just screws with a plastic washer. Nothing fancy—but it is made to not scratch your watch and it works. I’m happy with it. I built my own-but I like this one just as much. My Seiko dive watch fit in it with 3mm to spare. The metal tweezers are very nice. They have a typo (I think) that says they’re noM-magnetic. Either they meant noN-magnetic, or they’re actually NoMinally magnetic-which would be bad for watches. Probably a typo! There are three screw drivers in the kit. They’re small and have set screws to keep the tips in. Nice feature. They look about the same: maybe a step up from those dollar store kits that come in the blue plastic boxes with the clear lids. I got a couple of those cheap kits and grind the tips down even smaller-these are nice though-but not really small enough for many screws deep inside watches. You get three pin link pushers: .8mm, .9mm and a 1.0mm. They’re nice to use as probes inside watches when you’re not pushing pins/bars with them. The .8mm fits into the holes on my Seiko so I can remove the band. There is what they’re calling a “spring bar remover” included. It has a small fork at one end and a bigger one at the other. These have ferules that unscrew and you could remove the forks. I would think you’d use the three pin link pushers to remove the spring bar as well, I’d probably use this to fork-off the hour and minute hands—but they’re an actual (better/safer) tool you should buy separately for that. Most other spring bar removers they look just like the pin link pushers; but some (like this one) are more expensive because of the forks. You can hook the forks and use them to push down the spring pins using the little collars/shoulders *some* spring bars have on them. You do this from the *inside* instead of pushing a toothpick or whatever from the outside. I’ll probably just use the pin link pushers from the outside—the .8mm one works on my Seiko spring bars just fine (and the fact that only the pins on the case-end, but not the adjustment end of the band seems to have the collars/shoulders). Whatever, you’re mileage may vary. A toothpick wouldn’t scratch anything-but these forks are a more precise way to do things. Basically, they gave you many ways to accomplish the same task on a variety of watch models. There is a watchband link pin remover too. It’s a cheesy plastic threaded handle that may or may not strip-out when you try to use it. Again, you could probably just use the three pin link pushers and do the same job, although this wouldn’t ‘slip’ and scratch anything. The last thing is a case knife. Very sharp—it’s for prying open watches that have ‘snap’ backs and don’t unscrew. BTW: some older watches the back doesn’t come off, you need a ‘crystal lift’ to take out the glass and then the watch spills out from there. I have a Lord Elgin like that: it had a line around the back that I pried on for a while with a knife, but figured out to get a crystal lift and that worked—the case and back were one cast-metal piece. Finally there is a zippered case which is pretty nice. Summary: if you just want to open your watch to change batteries then you could just buy the watch opener (silver wrench looking thing) alone. If you have a HUGE Men’s fashion watch you might need an XL watch opener. If you have a HUGE watch you might also want to get a bigger case holder—but if you’re just changing batteries you don’t need a case hold anyway. I bought this because I play around in my wristwatches. I even fixed a 1970s Omega Seamaster f300hz with a Bulova electronic tuning fork movement on it. It took me months because it was my first fix-but after I did that for a relative other family members gave me all their old broken watches to play with, so I'm slowly buying more tiny little tools. I just wanted the caseback opener, but was pleased with the other add-ons. In the end: the opener worked on my normal-sized watches and opened one that’s been seized shut for years!!!! The other tools are just icing on the cake. -Mike From Detroit

Earlier this year I purchased a Pulsar women's watch for my wife that needed resizing. When I first looked at the watch, the pins appeared to have screw heads on one side. I ordered a 1mm screwdriver from amazon which didn't quite fit and certainly didn't work. After some research I discovered that these are actually pins that need to be pushed out. I bought this kit a few days ago and yesterday it arrived. For the price, I was skeptical that it would be decent quality, but figured it would work for a couple of uses at least. I was very pleasantly surprised. The three included pins fit perfectly into the tiny pin holes in the watch. The inside of the watchband actually had small arrows showing which direction to push the pins out. (They come out on the side with the slots on them.) The plastic watch band holder was a big help, with grooves for various watch band sizes. Ours fit into the smaller ones. Then simply place the pin punch on top and gently tap with the metal side of the hammer. It didn't require much force at all and the pin pushed through. The plastic holder has holes and grooves to allow the pins to drop through to the table. I recommend you figure out how many links to remove from each side of the band before taking it apart. Be sure to keep the punch as straight as possible and tap gently. I placed the watch on the bathroom tile countertop when tapping the pins back in and made very slight indentations on the backside of the watch. A newspaper underneath would have prevented this. I discovered it was easiest to push the pins back in by hand first as far as possible. Then place the watch on a newspaper or firm mousepad and gently tap the pin in with the plastic side of the hammer. Only use the punch replacing the pin for the last part if it needs to be recessed. With one of the pins, I found just pushing it in by hand was sufficient. The punches seem well made and solid. The box doesn't say the punch sizes. Amazon says 0.7mm, 0.8mm and 1.0mm but my best estimates at their sizes are closer to 0.6mm, 0.8mm, and 0.95mm. The largest punch fit perfectly in our Pulsar watch, although any of them would probably have done fine. The kit seems well made enough that I could do dozens if not a hundred watches before needing to replace it. I was able to work the tools out of and back into the package without removing the staple, allowing it to be used for storage. The back of the package says "Made in China" and contains these basic instructions: 1. Place the Watch Band in the Holder. 2. Position the Pin Punch or Spring Bar on top of the Pin/Bar. 3. Hit with Hammer to Remove or Insert Pin.

If you are like me, this is probably one of the several dozen reviews you've read trying to figure out what the truth is about this product (and others like it) because there are such differing opinions on it. Also, you might want to compare it to the others being offered. I only bought this one so I will speak to this one and take an educated guess about the comparison to the others based on what I learned. First and most importantly, yes, the product can work as intended. Is it of cheap construction? A little. The actual pin punch tips and body are less than perfect but the hammer and watch band holder (plastic block) that come with it aren't too bad. But Cappy, why all the negative reviews telling me to not bother with this and other products like it from some people? I am thinking that it was either improper use of the product (due to lack of good instructions and without a trip to youtube to see how it's done) or it is the wrong tool for the watch (wrong type of pin to use this tool with). This task is supposed to be a precision task but I can see someone breaking the pin punch tips by hitting it too hard trying to "drive" the pin out of the watch band. That won't work if it is a screwed in pin or if it is a spring coil/link collared pin and you aren't centered properly. The most common pin on cheaper watches and the best to use this tool with is called a split pin. Another reason this may not work for someone is if you place the bracelet of the watch over a part of the watch band holder without a hole under it. The pin won't have anywhere to get pushed out to and you'll think you need to hit it harder. Hit it a little harder than you should and the pin punch tip can break resulting in frustration. I made the mistake of not having the exit side of the tip over an opening the first couple of taps with the hammer until I realized my mistake. Once I knew I had the right kind of pin, the right position on the block and carefully centered the pin punch, I tapped it with the hammer about 3 to 6 times and out came the pin like butter. I removed 3 pins in about 10 minutes (I went slow) and sized the watch I bought this for. At the end of the day, the money spent was worth it for me because it made the task easy for me to complete. I think they all pretty much work but they are used in different ways so I would just go on price and the type of pin you need to work with. NOTE: Before I decided to take a chance and buy this, I tried pushing it out with a mini awl that I thought had a small enough tip to push it out with but had no luck at all. I was using a lot of pressure and couldn't budge it. I gave up for fear of ruining the watch band. I couldn't find anything better than these types of tools so I think you would have to make your own if you want something better. The more expensive ones just look like the same things in a case. Of course, if you're making your own tools, you probably don't need this.

Like many reviewers, I was frustrated with the rediculous price at the jewery for basic service of my watches. After reading a lot of feedback, I decided to purchase a combo set for $42 from Hobby Tool Supply, Inc which consist of (1) SE 19 PCS Watch Tool Kit (2) SE MH1041LC led lighted head magnifier (3) SE Watch Case Wrench, Adjustable In Box This review covers all three items. Although in my view, items 1 and 2 will be enough. Item 3 is a little redundant as there is a back plate opener tool in 1 already (not as fancy but it gets the job done) First of all, the shipment was very fast. I got items 1 and 2 on the second day before noon and item 3 the following day. So, I put it to work right way to check out 5 watches that I beleived their batteries went dead or were dying. SE 19 PCS Watch Tool Kit The tool came in good shape. From my quick inspection, it is made with good materials. Definitely not a professional grade but sufficient for a DIY type of work. As commented by many reviewers, mine came WITHOUT any instructions. But, it does not require a PhD to figure this out either (if you really don't know, search YouTube for watch repair). Also, I take the approach when using these tool on my watches, i.e., NEVER USE EXCESSIVE FORCE !!! Use the right tool for what I want to do and be patient, I got through everything I need done relatively quickly. So far, the 2-point back opener wrench works well for the screw in/out back plate. So as the blue knife for the pop out back plate. The aluminum tweezer is a good size and it is indeed a must have tool for those little screws. The little screw drivers are of good enough quality. I also use the bracelet pin remover (that blue plastic box thing). It comes with a bunch of strap pins of various sizes 6mm - 23mm that is more than I ever need. I give this tool set 5 stars. SE MH1041LC led lighted head magnifier I highly recommend this gadget for you. You wear it like a cap so your hands are free (beleive me, you need both hands). The magnification is good enough to see all those tiny screws clearly. Note that there are 2 sets of that dual magnify glasses installed that you can flip them on when needed. It also comes with that little extra magnification unit in case you need that to read some fine prints. Better yet, it also has 2 bright LED on the sides (AAA battery not included) that have been adjusted to concentrate the light from both LEDS to the same spot at the proper distance. So, I could see everything clearly (light wise) and in focus (clarity wise). The strap is also adjustable with velcro, so it fits comfortably. Lastly, the whole thing can be tilted over your head when you don't need to look through magnifications. This is well thought of so you dont need to take it off - put it on all the time. I give this tool 5 stars. SE Watch Case Wrench, Adjustable In Box As mentioned, this tool is a little of the redundant in this combo set. I can see that it may be useful as it comes with 3-4 various different shape of the little pegs. But in my case, the default shape of the wrench (from SE 19 PCS Watch Tool Kit works for all my watches). The material and quality of work is around D- the problem is that in my case, those pegs does not fit well in the groove of this wrench. I am in contact with the vendor for an exchange (will update again on how this goes). After spending ample time researching You Tube to orientate myself on batteries replacement, I managed to remove batteries from all 5 watches in 2 hours (my first time) without making any scratches. I can't say everything works well yet, as I am waiting for shipment of replacement batteries from Amazon (why pay $3 - $5 a pop at Walmart/CVS when you can get it for <$1 via Amazon). All in all, I am convinced this is a good purchase for me regardless of the redundant thing. Most importantly, I eliminate future frustrations when my watches stop due to dead battery. *** UPDATE 11/14/2011 *** Batteries arrived. I changed battery of 5 watches without a glitch. So these tools paid itself off already.

Great product, terrible instructions. Here's what helped me: 1) Look closely at your watch pins. Look at your watch so that the ROUND side of the link pins will be facing you (there are two sides of a link pin: round or flat). 2) Set your watch in the square block, aligning the pin that you want to remove over one of the holes at the bottom of the block (not shown in the picture). 3) Align one of the provided metal spikes on top the ROUND side of the link pin (three metal spikes are provided for different size link holes, although they really look all the same). This is where you will be striking the provided metal spike into the round pin with the provided metal side of the hammer. Most watches have an arrow on the links indicating the direction of which the pin will be removed, but make sure you are striking the ROUND side. 4) Once the pin is removed, repeat steps 1 through 3 to remove the link(s). 5) Flip your watch 180 degrees over so that the FLAT side of the pins are facing you. Insert the loose pin with the ROUND side going into the hole first. The flat side is where you will be striking the pin with the provided metal spike with the RUBBER side of the hammer to drive the pin in. The rubber side is used so that there is no damage to the watch links. 6) Once the pin is inserted, lightly drive the pin in a little more so that the FLAT side is slightly more than flush with the links (compare how the other pins look to get an idea). 7) Enjoy a cheap and easy way to remove watch links. Once you have done it, the whole process should be very easy and take around 60 seconds to repeat.

Before you buy a watch tool kit ask yourself first, what type or repairs/adjustments you'd like to perform. That being said if you intend to open watch cases, change batteries, tinker with movements, dials and hands then I'd suggest to look at another kit with more tools suited for those needs. However if you main intention is to resize bracelets and swap around straps/bracelets then this kit is just what you need. If you price out the stand alone tools you need to resize bracelets and swap around straps/bracelets the total price will be close to the price of this kit. Thus making the extras you get with this kit a reasonable deal. To begin with this is by far NOT a professional/serious horologist high quality tool kit intended for serious daily use and abuse. At most these are basic entry level quality tools designed for occasional use which will get the job done with a little know how. The better quality tools will cost you more money and do pretty much the same job for basic occasional jobs. The kit arrived within the estimated time frame without issue. Upon opening the kit I realized a few tools had shifted out of their placement slots (this wasn't a problem). There was a spot of rust on one of the screwdrivers and blades for the screwdrivers are held in the handle by small grub screws which were not tighten (the rust was just a speck and the grub screws were easily tighten to secure the blades again not major issues). There is no instruction for how to use the tools in the box. However if you'll most likely end up on youtube/web looking up how to do certain task and you'll figure out the tools from there. My biggest gripe about the kit is the link pin removal tool. While not a necessity to remove the link pins (the strap holder block, hammer and punch pins are a lot faster and simpler to use)the link pin removal tool is VERY VERY cheaply made. The push pin has to guided into the pin hole on the link since the play on the worm screw the drives the punch pin forward is very big resulting in the pin wobbling while being driven forward. This could result in unsightly scratches/marks on your links if you try to use the tool blindly/unguided. Apart from this the yellow ring collar that holds together the 2 halves of the hand you manipulate while operating the punch pin broken while testing out the tool. Which meant the once the punch pin got any resistance while in use the handle would split into two. The collar ring was an easy fix just some crazy glue and 2 minutes. However you'd expect better performance right out of he box. The main draw point for me on this kit was the inclusion of the box of spring bars. Which on it's own can cost almost $7-$8 inclusive of shipping. If you swap around strap/bracelets on your watches as often as I do (it allows you to give different looks to your watches) you'll know how easy it is to loose spring bars. Since they bounce/launch out of place quiet easily especially when trying to reinstall hallow end links for bracelets. The first day I used the kit I was forced to use a bar from the box. Final note these tools are designed for specific jobs using a narrow range of force. If you try to use them for other task, incorrectly and apply too much force you may break them. As I did while trying to use the spring bar removal tool tip to help nudge out a stubborn "L" shaped link pin from a bracelet resulting in the tip breaking. Luckily there's a replacement tip in the kit so all was not lost and lesson learned. In the end the kit is not without flaws but for the price it does the job well and as such in my opinion a good value.

Having reviewed watches, and in particular bracelet-style watch bands for the Apple Watch, it became clear that it would make sense to invest in something like the SE JT6218 Watch Band Link Pin Tool Kit. In theory, a kit like this would allow me to skip the jeweler or mall watch kiosk and do the same thing myself for a fraction of what it would cost to get just one watch band sized correctly to my wrist by someone else. Fortunately, the SE JT6218 Watch Band Link Pin Tool Kit delivered. I took the opportunity to do this during some downtime at a family Easter holiday visit and enlisted the help of my father. While you can do this by yourself, it's definitely good to have someone by your side to help you figure things out. The kit comes with a dual-head hammer, with one metal side and one nylon side, a watch band holder, and three pin punches of various sizes. While I couldn't tell which pin punch was which, they're 0.8, 0.9, and 1.0 mm thickness; at least two of those sizes were definitely needed for the two watch bands I was doing. The instructions are straightforward, but the actual process is dependent upon the watch band itself. Basically you place the band on the holder, select which link you want to remove, then hammer out the pin. You'll want to repeat the same process on the other side of the band, so the locking clip is centered on your wrist. In my case, I had to repeat the process on my two bands and remove two links each. After that, the sizing was spot on. Of course, putting the now separated links back together required some more thought - we didn't even use any of the tools to do that as they just sort of locked back into place themselves - but in the end, it all worked out great. The only major issue that we ran into was the pins getting stuck on one of the watch bands. We grabbed a pair of pliers and pulled it the rest of the way out. Problem solved, but I suppose that's one other tool that could have probably been included, or at the very least maybe try and provide pin punches longer than 2 inches, which may have also resolved that particular issue. My suggestion is to skip the trip out, get this kit, do it yourself, and pocket the extra money you would have otherwise spent. It's a rewarding experience once you figure it all out.

I purchased a rather cheap watch recently, but I have rather small wrists so it didn’t fit properly. I tried everything I could to remove the links, but they just didn’t budge. I also felt the watch was too cheap to bring to a jeweler, so after a quick search on Amazon I found this link removal kit. It gets the job done. First of all, the provided stand is awesome. You don’t even need to remove the entire band from the watch because it holds the whole thing in place. Then, all you have to do is use one of the provided tools to knock the link out of its slot. My watch didn’t have any imprinted arrows (like I said, it’s a cheap one) so I had to guess. I ended up removing them the wrong way several times, but I didn’t care. The tools did the job, and the tiny mallet is a bonus. I wish the handle was about in inch or two shorter, however, because it doesn’t need to be that long. I only say this because it’s a bit hard to store when you aren’t using it, and I have to say this is kind of a one-time use thing for me. But, if you’re somebody who buys watches on a regular basis, then this is a cheap but effective way to remove your links. The quality is good enough to even pass as a professional toolkit; although, I should point out that one of my tools arrived a bit bent. I don’t know how it happened; perhaps it slipped through quality assurance. Either way, this set was around eight dollars, so I wasn’t surprised or angry that it was bent. A plyers did the trick to straighten it out. In summary, this toolkit is worth it. It’s cheap enough for a one-time use, but it’ll also serve you well if you need to remove links often.

Lively package for battery changing or alterations in metal band wrist

Inexpensive, light weight, and gets the job done. Tips are interchangeable which is a bonus. Worked great on my watch band and saved me quite a lot.

Das Set ist zu diesem Preis und der gebotenen Qualität der Wekzeuge durchaus zu empfehlen. Ich habe nur Ersatzdichtungen und Ersatzfederstege vermisst. Platz wäre in dem praktischen Case genug. Leider ließ sich der Boden der Uhr, bei der ich die Batterie austauschen wollte, nicht öffnen. Wegen dem relativ kleinen Schraubstock und der etwas wackligen Bithaltern auf dem Bodenöffner musste ich, um Beschädigungen zu vermeiden, schließlich aufgeben und muss nun doch zum Uhrmacher. Aber bei "normalen" Uhren lässt sich mit dem Werkzeug gut arbeiten.

This was bought February 2017 and used many times since all without issue all without fail. I originally purchased this years ago so that I would save cash and my own time as going down to a watch store proved to be annoying. $10 or $15 for a sizing, waiting in line, spending gas on the trip...I wanted something different. Enter this product !! Upon first opening the package I was unsure however with the first use that uncertainty left and I was very pleased with the results. 60 seconds to resize one of my watches, easy peasy and done. Yes. It does come as advertised. My pictures prove that I have a 1.0mm, 0.9mm and finally a 0.8mm pin diameters. I don't fudge any pictures and everything I take a photograph of is my own item with no trickery ! The main blue holder has different diameter slots so find which works best for your watch band thickness. Just simply place the watch into the hold so it's snug and that the pin which needs to be adjusted is lined up over the numerous holes. The watch should stay in place as is. Grab the matching diameter pin punch, hold it over the pin and give a gentle but dedicated tap with the hammer. This isn't doing a shingle roofing job so only gentle taps are needed. After the pin is 3/4 out I just pull out the pin and continue with removing or adding the needed link. Done and done ! The three different sized pins, the hammer and the blue base I feel are quality and has held up perfectly over the years. The hammer didn't fall apart, the pins didn't fall out, the blue base didn't crack and I have zero issues. I would recommend this to everyone who like me is tired of going to stores for this very simple DYI task. ===================== Overall: 5/5 Value for money: 5/5 Easy to use: 5/5 Easy to remove: 5/5 ===================== Helpful, is how I hope you find my review

Muy completo, cuenta con repuestos para colocar extensibles o correas. Tiene todo lo necesario para hacer reparaciones o alteraciones básicas. Y el estuche rígido los mantiene protegidos.