Phoibos screw links won't come out
Hey everyone,
I received this phoibos voyager yesterday and i managed to take one link of, but every other screws are so tight it's impossible to unscrew them to take another link off. Any idea how i could maybe loosen these screw links without damaging the watch?
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Carl
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It might be the glue used to avoid them to suddenly unscrew. A piece of advice would be to apply a bit of heated air using a hair dryer to the bracelet so that the glue might soften and then able to unscrew. Never force the head of the screws.
What @marioap said. Also, I would suggest submerging the link (not the watch) in hot water to loosen locktight on the screw.
Yes to all the above, and make sure you are using the largest screwdriver that fits with a large, comfortable handle. I had the same issue recently. I was using a 1.2mm driver with a spindles handle that hurt my hand. I actually broke the tip of the screwdriver. It just wouldn’t budge. I thought it was never going to work. Got a 1.5mm with a better grip and it came out so easy I thought I was unscrewing the wrong one!