Spring bar tools - What to buy?

I think they’re the same as you described. I would say you should practice with another watch before going at it with your Tudor. I’d hate for you to gouge the heck out of the lugs of your new Ranger.

The ‘normal’ tool works fine. It has a forked end so you can grip the spring bar and pull the spring down so it comes out. The ‘tongs’ are just an ease of use thing I think. Less likely to scratch the watch. You’ll need to have a bracelet that you can open at the bottom though to use the tong style I think, so you have full access to the lugs!

Sticky tape (temperature resistant type) to prevent the lugs from scratching, then, two schools of thought, 1 Bergeon or Horotec the choice is fairly large 2 a knockoff. I can't see the point of spending too much for this type of tools, so camp 2 for me.

PSA I don't own a Tudor.

Even if I did, I'd change my own, no ADs and would not pay ANYONE to do something so simple.

If I make a scratch it's my fault.

Google watch repair tape, I bought mine on Amazon. It's also called anti-static tape.

Cover areas that might get scratched. Go for it.

Petsoanlly, even though a bergeon tool is awesome, that's more money I could spend on a watch, a strap, golf balls, or ammo so meh.

I've bought the Amazon version of every simple watch repair tool. Out of all of them, the spring bar tool is the one most worth spending an extra $20 on the Bergeon version: the extra money buys you more weight and more grip.

Tongs are a more specialized version of the same tool. They make it easier to remove certain bracelets, but are useless for everything else.

It's not hard, but it takes practice to do smoothly (without scratching the lugs / case / stabbing yourself which I have done a few times)

As mentioned above, I would practice on a cheaper watch that also has a steel bracelet. Maybe this time around bring it into a (good!) watch shop and ask if they can walk you through the process. It's a good basic skill to have and being able to do it gives you a feeling of ownership over your watch, it's like changing your oil (which I actually can't do)

I guess I should have caveated, my apologies.

I thought we were talking about the $$$$ spring bar pliers from Bergeon.

Their all metal single stick type is good. So far I've had good success with the Barton variant but I might pick up a better variant someday.

The tongs are best. Single point tools release one side and the bracelet has to be twisted slightly to do the other side or pop it out. Do it with cheapies but use the good tools on the expensive pieces.

I have a decent spring bar tool but I always use the tip of a small pocket knife to pull the springbar out. It’s just easier.

Watch out, on my father’s heritage Chrono it took my watch maker nearly an hour to remove the bracelet. Very tight tolerances.

Hi there, the good thing about the Bergeon 6767 spring bar tool is that it has replaceable ends that screw in, so you'll only ever buy one tool 🤞

And in the UK, you can pick up the Bergeon for £16 or so. Not too expensive for the "Buy Nice" route?

Thank you guys, bought the bergeon 6767, and it worked like a treat. Wasn't that hard either to change the straps. And I love the new strap I bought from zuludiver. What do you guys think.