How To Replace A Watch Strap

To remove and replace your watch strap, you’ll need:

• The watch
• A replacement strap
• A soft surface such as a cloth, t-shirt, or mouse pad

**You may also need: **

• A spring bar tool
• Or a sharp pointed object

1. Place your watch on a soft surface. This prevents it from getting scratched or damaged.

2. If your watch has quick-release pins on the underside, push the small lever inward to release the strap.

1. If your watch has drilled lugs – small holes in the lugs extending from the main watch case – use a sharp, pointed object to push the spring bar in and release the strap. Be careful that the spring bar doesn't slide out of the strap and get lost.

1. If your watch strap has neither of these, use a spring bar tool. This is a small tool with a v-shaped tip. Use it to compress the spring bar from the underside of the strap between the lugs on the right. Using the tool, push down the ridge of the spring bar to release the strap.

First, check that your new strap is the right size and fits your watch.

If your replacement strap has quick-release bars, press the bar inward and slot it into place between the lugs. You’ll feel it ‘lock’ into position.

If your new strap doesn’t have quick-release pins, use the spring bar tool again. Place one end of the pin into place, then use the tool to compress the spring bar as you slot it in place. You’ll feel it ‘lock’ in position.

Remember to take your time and be careful to not scratch the lugs or damage the new watch strap.