Watch pin identification

[Jpgilmar]

Hi,

This may be a really simple answer for someone but I can't find what I need.

My wife's watch just lost a pin and I need to replace it. I can find knurled pins a plenty but not any with the knurls in the middle. Any ideas where I can source this? Diameter is 0.9mm and the length is 9.5mm.

Thanks. 

[LittleWatchShop]

post a picture of the watch. was this pin on the bracelet?

[watchweasol]

Hi  as Joe said we need a picture ogf the bracelet,  If you are in the UK  have a look at cousins UK a watch material house, they carry assortments and like spare pins. 

 

 

 

[jdm]

1 hour ago, Jpgilmar said:

I can find knurled pins a plenty but not any with the knurls in the middle.

Even a pin with ended knurls should hold fine. Other alternatives are split pins, or a straight into which you make sort of knurling with chisel and hammer.

[watchweasol]

A blank pin of the same lenght can be knurrled using the edge of a file and rolling it on a wood block. So in essecence you could fabricate a pin fron some rod of the requied size.

[Jpgilmar]

On 12/24/2021 at 10:26 AM, LittleWatchShop said:

post a picture of the watch. was this pin on the bracelet?

Hi. Thanks all for the responses. I've added some pics of the watch and bracelet but let me know if other angles are needed. It's the pin which attaches the bracelet to the watch.

[jdm]

13 minutes ago, Jpgilmar said:

It's the pin which attaches the bracelet to the watch.

You can knurl a straight pin as explained above. Even a small nail can work mechanically, but it may rust.

[LittleWatchShop]

On 12/24/2021 at 8:19 AM, watchweasol said:

A blank pin of the same lenght can be knurrled using the edge of a file and rolling it on a wood block. So in essecence you could fabricate a pin fron some rod of the requied size.

Yes. I have done this with two files, rolling the pin between the files while pressing very hard.  Does a decent job.