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Old 3 January 2017, 06:35 AM   #1
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Better screwdriver for link removal

What's the best screwdriver for removing Rolex links. I have the bergeon one and although the width of the blade is fine the blade is thinner than the slot on the screws and easily jumps out of the slot and can mare the screw head. Is there a driver blade that's thicker and will fit the slot better with a tighter fit?
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Old 3 January 2017, 02:36 PM   #2
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Get yourself some sandpaper or a sharpening stone and reshape the blade. If the width is correct, making it the right thickness should be pretty easy.
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Old 3 January 2017, 02:53 PM   #3
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Why bother doing this Eric when you can buy a screwdriver with the correct blade?
Some screwdrivers have blades made from chocolate.

There are dozens of threads on the Forum with this information or just purchase a Rolex 2100 screwdriver.

Which Rolex model are you referring to Jay?
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Old 3 January 2017, 04:26 PM   #4
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Oyster bracelet screws, 1.6mm
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Old 3 January 2017, 08:46 PM   #5
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Horotec hollow ground 1.6mm screwdriver

You can buy just the blade and fit in an existing 1.6 handle if you like

Works safely and easily.

Got mine from

https://www.leosics.co.uk/spare-curv...rewdriver.html

Probably easily available locally for you.
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Old 3 January 2017, 09:10 PM   #6
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I'll repost a reply I made earlier (which had a weblink in it to a supplier, which it seems has to go before a moderator before it can be allowed to appear.....I guess it may surface eventually)

The gist of the message was, that the horotec 1.6mm hollow ground blade fits a standard 1.6mm screwdriver handle, and works safely and easily. If you want you can buy just the blade and it's cheap.

Have a search for a supplier local to you.
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Old 4 January 2017, 05:10 AM   #7
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I have a write up on this at https://www.minus4plus6.com/maintenance.php#horotec

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Old 4 January 2017, 05:46 AM   #8
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Outside of ebay, is there a source for the Rolex Ref 2100 screwdriver? If so, anyone know what these run?
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Old 4 January 2017, 07:01 AM   #9
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Outside of ebay, is there a source for the Rolex Ref 2100 screwdriver? If so, anyone know what these run?
Look here in the ads. They show up now and then, often in a seadweller kit. I would expect it to cost about $100. You can also buy it from an AD, but be prepared to pay double that then.
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Old 4 January 2017, 07:30 AM   #10
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Outside of ebay, is there a source for the Rolex Ref 2100 screwdriver? If so, anyone know what these run?
These can be supplied by RSCs to ADs at a relatively low cost, maybe around $25 or so. Worth giving it a try. Good luck!
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Old 4 January 2017, 09:34 AM   #11
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Old 16 January 2017, 10:36 PM   #12
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I used a knockoff Bergen bought through amazon- same issue with a thin blade. Worked on 3 bracelets and only marred one screw at the beginning. I use lots of acetone, take it slowly, and hold the end of the screwdriver when removing a screw to prevent it jumping out.


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Old 17 January 2017, 01:05 AM   #13
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Through an AD

My local AD ordered me one (REF.2100) a few years ago. They charged me $30.00
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Old 29 January 2017, 07:55 AM   #14
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I found that this Bergeon works just fine. I also use lots of masking tape on the bracelet to avoid any scratches in case of a slip. I bought off eBay from a seller in France and received in just a few days.
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Old 18 February 2017, 06:09 AM   #15
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Ultimately w/o a blade sharpener one will go through blades like crazy. Horotec makes a nice hollow ground sharpener that does a great job but sucks to use. Many options for stuck Oyster screws, stuck Jubilee screws are the most frustrating. Usually a lot of butane, screw blades, cursing, and lastly drilling out the screw if all else fails.
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I found that this Bergeon works just fine. I also use lots of masking tape on the bracelet to avoid any scratches in case of a slip. I bought off eBay from a seller in France and received in just a few days.

This is a flat ground blade, not the right tool for the job....it WILL dement the screwhead if any real pressure is applied.


You need a hollow ground driver. FWIW, Rolex sport model link-screwheads aren't 1.6mm....they are 1.7mm.


This one might be worth looking at/trying out:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2100-Tool-Sc...zhzFGvR2q5g78g
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Old 18 February 2017, 02:27 PM   #17
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This is a flat ground blade, not the right tool for the job....it WILL dement the screwhead if any real pressure is applied.


You need a hollow ground driver. FWIW, Rolex sport model link-screwheads aren't 1.6mm....they are 1.7mm.


This one might be worth looking at/trying out:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2100-Tool-Sc...zhzFGvR2q5g78g


- "This items is NOT Manufactured or Endorsed by Rolex, We're NOT a Rolex authorized dealer."

It's advertised as a Rolex screwdriver and with the trademarked logo and yet says in the fine print not a true Rolex product. Maybe it will work, or not, but I would be concerned that this is not the real deal but at the real deal price.


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Old 18 February 2017, 02:40 PM   #18
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- "This items is NOT Manufactured or Endorsed by Rolex, We're NOT a Rolex authorized dealer."

It's advertised as a Rolex screwdriver and with the trademarked logo and yet says in the fine print not a true Rolex product. Maybe it will work, or not, but I would be concerned that this is not the real deal but at the real deal price.

No, it's not Rolex product....and not even remotely endorsed by Rolex, but I suspect it would be the best out of the box product besides the 2100 tool itself. I'm not sure what you mean by the 'real deal' price, but @ $75 or so I'd say thats pretty cheap if the driver fits the screw link head properly.
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Old 18 February 2017, 06:54 PM   #19
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Stay away from that tool. We have one and the blade is a strange shape so it can't be sharpened with the standard Bergeon or Horotec sharpener. The blades are soft so you are stuck buying replacements from them.
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Old 18 February 2017, 06:56 PM   #20
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No, it's not Rolex product....and not even remotely endorsed by Rolex, but I suspect it would be the best out of the box product besides the 2100 tool itself. I'm not sure what you mean by the 'real deal' price, but @ $75 or so I'd say thats pretty cheap if the driver fits the screw link head properly.
In a forum that abhors fakery, I can't get my head around why anyone would want to buy something like this, when a genuine Horotec hollow ground blade is available for just a few $/Ł/€

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Old 19 February 2017, 03:02 AM   #21
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Better screwdriver for link removal

This is my favorite set of screwdrivers. I haven't found a screw yet that I can't back out with these and with zero blade deformation.

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Here is somthing I have put together about this topic.

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Old 20 February 2017, 04:55 PM   #23
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The Horotec sharpener. That's the one! More than half the price of the Bergeon. Worth mentioning if the screw head is rounded from past fiddling it's back to the butane and bent blades.
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interesting. How does one sharpen these?

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This is my favorite set of screwdrivers. I haven't found a screw yet that I can't back out with these and with zero blade deformation.

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interesting. How does one sharpen these?


I've never had to
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Old 4 May 2018, 05:16 AM   #26
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ended up buying the Rolex ref 2100 screwdriver.
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Old 4 May 2018, 05:30 AM   #27
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Really why would anyone feck around with grinding screwdrivers , get the Panerai screwdriver its the same size and quality as the Rolex one and a lot cheaper.
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Old 8 August 2018, 08:35 AM   #28
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ended up buying the Rolex ref 2100 screwdriver.
Where? Ebay? I'm looking for one right now.
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Old 8 August 2018, 09:07 AM   #29
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Where? Ebay? I'm looking for one right now.
Seriously, just get one of the copycat Panerai screwdrivers (1.6mm cut-out). They are priced around $15 all over ebay and amazon. And I personally like them better than the rolex 2100 anyway.
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Old 11 August 2018, 05:00 PM   #30
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Do you know if they would be ok for a Tudor BB bracelet set up too ?
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