How are your lugs holding up after a strap change?

I almost never change straps/bracelets just to avoid this. Scratches are my biggest pain. But it depends how they are linked. At pins I keep my hands off the case. No problem to make a bracelet shorter.

I don't worry about it. There's enough OCD-inducing clicks in this hobby to add yet another thing to worry about.

It’s happens man. You have to be really experienced not to nick the lug when removing the spring bar. Try not to looose any sleep over it not one is going to see that scratch but you. In the future if you have a really expensive watch you don’t want to scratch at all take it to a professional luxury watch maker but always remember any damage in a scratch can technically be repaired at the end of the day

Life as you know it is over.

You’re in a mood today I see 😂

I am! Second consecutive day my coffee shop didn’t have oat milk! How am I going to manage my day????? 😭

I haven't had any yet or anything large enough to notice. Please do invest in a better tool like Burgeon. It help eliminate some of the slippage aspect of removing the bars.

No Oatmilk???? I would have to call out of work for something crazy like that. No wonder why your grumpy

I destroy lugs also but Idngaf.

Those are the least visible areas on a watch... A good tool and operating from the under side of the watch will minimize the chance of visible scratches.

Have you tried milking your own oats?

Hmm: that looks like a good hit from a springbar tool; springbars themselves rarely do more damage than a hairline scratch in a lug (at least in my experience). Patience is your wingman here - but in lieu of a halfway-decent tool, I use a spudger tool (used for prying apart cases on laptops and the like), or the cut-down end of a disposable chopstick.

A tiny bit of scratch but alls good for me....

I always go from the back side. And I don't look at the area otherwise.

You don't want to see the mangled sterling silver on the back of my 925 lugs folks 🫣

There is a good tutorial from Omega on two to do it.

https://youtu.be/EtLhBpM195E?feature=shared

This works very well for straps. Bracelets can be more difficult.

What is your case made of? Tinfoil?

Get a moka pot. I did and it changed my life for the better. Now I make better coffee than most shops at home without an expensive piece if equipment.

White gold

Almost as bad...

Mines are pretty bad as well. I learned how to change even the easy switch straps a few weeks ago, but it was alredy too late😛

I learned the hard way that ceramic tile is harder thand Seiko's Hardlex 😩

I guess that’s the difference between to $20 3153 vs $150 7825! I’m seeing the value now

The two fingers beneath is key. Thanks

That’s what the omega tutorial said too so this is a good takeaway

Feeeelsss..

I am so bad at removing spring bars too. The watchmaker next to my office changes straps for me for free since I repaired a few of my older watches with him. But I feel guilty to ask him to do it often since I do like to change often. So every now and again I do one myself and it's a miracle if I don't scratch a lug 😂

Does use the tweezer style tool or the stick style?

I had purchased a nice spring bar removal tool, I presume stick style in relation to your question.

Ah I was curious what style your watchmaker uses

The watch maker has a full set of tools. Can't fathom or guess what they are called.

He does it really quickly and easily. Practice makes perfect I guess.