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Old 22 June 2012, 04:11 AM   #1
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How to remove links on this type of bracelet?

These are the "fold-over" links, for lack of a better term. To me it seems the only way is to stretch the links open from the backside and remove them, but somehow that just doesn't seem right.

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Old 22 June 2012, 09:58 AM   #3
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Thanks for that. It would seem easier to open up the 2 links on either side of the center link, which is what I did on two of my (very) cheap watches. It was also easier to squeeze them back together. Not a problem to do, but I would think putting the links back on could at best weaken those links, ie metal fatigue. Oh, well, best on a strap then!
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