How do you set a skagen watch?

Answer 1

Got the same problem myself--if you have one that screws on, and does not use pins, then you probably have model 433C. I've been all over Atlanta looking for ANYONE who carries them, and no luck. The stores that sell the watches don't carry the bands! But I did find lots of them on Ebay, regretably without much description to know what to look for. Size? I found found, from 16mm to 19mm--don't know if that's the distance between the screws or what.

I'm probably going to order one from Ebay and hope it fits. I did find one helpful Chinese jeweler who was willing to cut a leather band to fit, but said it really needed to be hardened at the end so the screws would hold.

Note--you will need a jeweler's screwdriver to take the old one off and install a new one, a little bitty Phillip's head screwdriver, or maybe Reed's Prince. Not sure how to spell the second one. Good luck!

Answer 2

If the Skagen watch band has links (as opposed to mesh), it seems that they all have tiny pins which need to be pushed out. If you look at the side of the watch band, you will see tiny pins, and if you look very closely, on one end of the pins, it looks like a flat screw head. These are not screws, so don't use a srewdriver to loosen them. It will not work. They are a type of pin that is slit on the end so when they are pushed in, the slit end holds the pin in using friction. Look at the inside of the band and you should see a row of arrows. These arrows point to the end of the pin that looks like a screw. This is the side of the pin that will be coming out head-first.

1) Get a round bit small enough to fit in the hole on the opposite side of where the arrows are pointing to (0.7mm hexagon shaped screwdriver bit), and push out the pin. You may want to prop the very edge of the link on something sturdy so that you don't put stress on the band. If your hands get sweaty trying to do this, have a friend help you push down on the bit while you have it lined up with the pin. When you press down hard enough (which really isn't that hard), the pin will pop out halfway and you can use you fingernails to pull it out all the way.

2) When you removed all of the unwanted links, put the watch band back together by inserting the pins on the side which the arrows are pointing. (Where the arrow head is pointing-that's where you put it in, pointy-side first)The pins should be inserted so that the side that is split is not facing the hole. Line the pin up with the hole and push it in as much as you can with you fingers. Then, if you want to try not to scratch your watch, just get a plastic or rubber screwdriver handle, or something similar, and press down on the pin until it pops in. I read somewhere that you should tap it but it only takes one tap, and when I did that, I scratched my watch because what I was using to tap it in with went too far and hit it. So just press it in with something rubber or plastic. Again, you may want to hold your watch so that the band is being supported by the edge of a table or something firm so that you don't put stress on the band while you are doing all this pressing. Good luck!

For more info on Skagen watches, check out this website. It's some kind of customer support for Skagen. They have pictures.

Answer 3

I have purchased a Women Watch, the band is small. I need 2-3 more section to be added to the band in order I can use it. Please advise.

Thank you,

Christine