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Originally Posted by Cru Jones
Maybe there is something different with the pins because the 979 is a Carbotech model?
I don’t think it has a the quick strap change buttons on the underside of the lugs, so I’m not surprised it didn’t come with the two-piece tool Bert shows above….
(Setting aside this question, the 979 looks really cool. Congrats!)
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That’s right. Looks like the Carbotech models have a different system. Other Submersibles have the quick change system or just the traditional screw. The Carbotech though has this push pin that is different from the regular push pins in the sense that it has no edges to use the strap changing tool to pull the pin down. You can only push the pin down through the opening in the lug. But then that means the only way out of the lug is just to slide it out which inevitably means you are scratching the inside of the lugs and the backside once the pin comes out of the lug area. Hope that makes sense. Not sure why they decided to use this type of push pin, very bizarre. I’ve never seen it on any other watch.