Expanding strap, anyone know how to fix this?

[steve1811uk]

Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

 

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[steve1811uk]

Does anyone have any advice on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.
 
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Might just need to remove those worn links as bracelet is way oversized anyway. Would be good to know if it was fixable though for future reference. Plenty of videos on YouTube showing how to size these bracelets.

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[steve1811uk]

Well, tonight I answered my own question. Following videos on YouTube it was suggested that the silver links on the side of the bracelet were U shaped and would pull out with tweezers. I managed to do that though some were very tight. I found that where the bracelet was splayed apart the U link that I pulled out had legs that were twisted. To fix the issue I used two pairs of thin nosed pliers, one to hold the link and one to twist the legs. I twisted the legs so that the flat faces of the semi circular cross section were facing each other. Pictures attached show the details. Note that I did have another bracelet showing the same symptoms but the links on that one could not be pulled out, I found that they actually ran from one side of the bracelet to the over in a kind of really tall C shape. That one was not really user fixable. Hope this helps.

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[steve1811uk]

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