What’s the goofiest “tool” you’ve ever used to make a micro adjustment?
What do you do when it’s hot out, your wrist expands, you don’t have on-the-fly micro adjustment on your bracelet, and you don’t carry a spring bar tool around all the time?? 😂😂
Of course there are options. You could just generally wear your bracelet looser to compensate, you could take your watch off, or you could tolerate losing a bit of blood flow to your hand.
On many occasions I have tried to get creative, finding random objects to use as “tools” to adjust my clasps. These have included:
Paper clips
Push-pins or thumbtacks
Staples
Small tips of pens
The backs of my girlfriend’s earrings
Bits of wire from small pipe cleaners
Eventually I just embraced the insanity and started carrying paper clips in my wallet for this specific purpose. Please tell me I’m not the only one…
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I have bent the end of a flimsy keychain and used that. Works good for getting pocket lint out of my charger port on my phone too.
I have bent the end of a flimsy keychain and used that. Works good for getting pocket lint out of my charger port on my phone too.
That’s a good one!!
I always keep a paper clip innmy card holder. Works perfectly 😊
I have used paperclips,never thought to put one In my wallet,great idea ,last time I had to pop into an AD to get it resized
My sausage fingers. 😑
Toothpicks!
I've used a cell phone SIM removal tool and the pin that affixes your poppy to your clothes (those from Commonwealth countries will understand the poppy reference).
Nothing too weird tbh… the pin from my Swisschamp recently, and quite commonly a mechanical pencil. Very very carefully, as the pencils are not cheap 😆
I once needed a filling because of using my teeth to squish a springbar shut and holding it that way to get it back in the watch though. That was stupid, but I was all of thirteen. It didn’t even work…
I have so many watch band tools you have no idea. I will never need a paperclip lol.
I always keep a paper clip innmy card holder. Works perfectly 😊
I needed this validation lol
Nothing too weird tbh… the pin from my Swisschamp recently, and quite commonly a mechanical pencil. Very very carefully, as the pencils are not cheap 😆
I once needed a filling because of using my teeth to squish a springbar shut and holding it that way to get it back in the watch though. That was stupid, but I was all of thirteen. It didn’t even work…
Watch war stories!
Toothpicks!
Very smart… no risk of weird scratches
Used them all.
Also a Gerber C4 punch on a multitool can work in a pinch too, provided the adjustment hole is big enough.
As does a filed down Kabar chopstick end, and/or filed down Kabar fork, and/or other filed down plastic sticks.
Speaking from experience of course 😆.
I no longer have bracelets on any of my watches 😁
Used the plastic end of a pen lid (the clip part) but cut the end with a penknife so it would fit (when trapped at work)
Ps I tried using the toothpick on my Swiss Army knife - it can do some but it squishes it pretty badly and is too weak for some(most).
Wooden cocktail stick is the usual suspect tho
Sim ejection tool :D
If it's goofy and it works, it's not goofy anymore.
I use my Parker Jotter when I need to microadjust in the office. Although, just between us WCers, I keep a springbar removal tool in my bag ✌️
This little sim card remover
Where can I buy pin for Swiss champ?lost mine,goood idea.BTW
Amazon do them. They are quite expensive for a pin, but at least you know it’s inox.
Amazon do them. They are quite expensive for a pin, but at least you know it’s inox.
Thank you
A toothpick.
Paper clip !
Toothpicks! They are the best, because they don’t scratch the metal.
Works so well, I carry one on my car keys
Actually, I need to do the same thing✨
I usually use a thumb tack at home or work. They are readily available.
The weirdest was when I worked in an aluminum foundry in the melt area. I picked up a tiny bit aluminum shaped like a raindrop that froze mid-air from a molten aluminum splash. The tip was pretty pointy and pushed the pin in the clasp perfectly.
OK, I think this wins for weirdest.
Fits perfectly
Paper clip, wooden toothpick, thumb tack
I’ve used the tip of a corkscrew one particularly hot summer day at my in laws house to adjust my clasp 😂
I once gave a watch to a local shop for adjustments the guy got it all wrong so I think he was a worse tool I've used .