How to Adjust the Bracelet on a Fossil Watch Model AM4172

The bracelet of your Fossil watch can be shortened or lengthened to your wrist size. This process involves adding or removing metal links secured by pins. Most watches are sold with larger bracelets than necessary; you will likely need to remove link...

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Removing the Pieces of a Steel Linked Watch

Metal watch band links often require adjustment, especially if the watch is brand new and has yet to be fitted. Fortunately, specialized watch band pin pusher tools exist to accurately remove the pins, without damage to the surrounding links. By rem...

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How to Make a Paracord Watch Strap With a Shackle

A stylish and unique twist on the paracord survival bracelet, the paracord watchband serves a dual purpose by combining an essential survival tool with the invaluable functions of a timepiece. Woven into an ornate cobra stitch pattern and fitted with...

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How to Open a Citizen Watch With Six Notches

Many watch cases have six or eight notches on the back. Citizen watches are no different.The purpose of the notches is to allow gripping points for a case-back opening tool, which latches into the grooves to prevent slippage. Proper case-back removal...

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How to Remove a Fossil Watch From a Leather Band

Fossil watch bands are secured to the main watch casing with spring bars. A spring bar is a telescopic bar that retracts into itself when pressure is applied to it. You need to disengage the spring bar from the watch casing in order to remove a leath...

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Removing the Back From a Timex Indiglo Watch

Removing the back from the Timex Indiglo watch is not difficult and can be done in just a few minutes with an adjustable case wrench. Occasionally, the back needs to be removed from the watch to replace a battery that has worn out. The battery of the...

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How to Remove Scuff on Leather Watch Strap

Leather is so popular that it is used in furniture, clothing, shoes and even accessories, such as watch straps. It will last for many years with the proper care. However, certain things may be unavoidable such as a scuff on your leather from bumping...

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How to Clean a Watch With a Toothbrush

If your wristwatch has accumulated a fair amount of filth, it's time to give it a thorough cleaning. Fortunately, you can give your watch a vigorous scrubbing with nothing more than a soft-bristled toothbrush and a handful of household essentials. In...

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Removing a Raymond Weil Watch Back

Raymond Weil is a brand of independent watches made in Geneva, Switzerland. Raymond Weil produces fine and luxury timepieces for both women and men. Like other high-priced watches, such as Patek Philippe, Rolex and Breitling watches, care must be use...

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Removing Links in Stainless Steel Watches

Stainless steel watches can be simple or ornate. Regardless of their appearance or cost, a stainless steel watch may be too large for your wrist. Rather than putting it in a drawer, buying a smaller wristband or visiting a jeweler, you can simply rem...

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How to Repair a Quartz Watch Coil

Quartz watches are powered by an electronic oscillator along with a small quartz crystal. The watch's movements and inner workings include a coil that loops current through the timepiece. If the coil is damaged from being dropped or jarred, the watch...

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How to Replace the Battery in a Stuhrling Watch

Stuhrling is an American brand of luxury watch that combines the latest technology with Swiss timepiece assembly traditions. Founded in the late 20th century, Stuhrling manufactures both women and men's watches and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New Y...

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Removing Scratches From Steel Watch Band

Steel watch bands are common among many brands of wrist watches. Just like a gold or titanium watch band, steel bands can become worn or scratched through every day use. Although deep scratches require a professional jeweler for repair, the every day...

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How to Manually Wind a Tag Heuer Carrera Watch

Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer produces the Carrera as part of its men's line. Introduced in 1964, this watch is designed to be self-powered and hand-wound to keep the mechanisms going. Normal wrist movement powers the tiny gyroscopes within the watch,...

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How to Disassemble a Fossil Twist Watch

The back of a Fossil Twist watch must be unscrewed instead of popped off. The watch must be disassembled to replace the battery or do work on the inside of the case.

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How to Shorten the Metal Wristband on a Seiko Watch

The Seiko brand, one of Japan's most popular watches, has a reputation for durability and innovation, with advances and improvements over the years. The oldest Seiko watches came with leather bands, adjustable tongues and buckles, but for decades Sei...

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How to Adjust Ceramic Skagen Watch Bands

Skagen, a Danish watchmaker, produced wristwatches using a variety of materials including plastic, metal and even ceramic. Adjusting the bracelet of a ceramic watch requires only the most rudimentary tools and does not require a visit to your local w...

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Removing a Casio MTG Watch Band With a Rubber End

The MTG is a line of G-shock watches manufactured by Casio. These watches are designed for sport and durability and include features such as a stopwatch and a water-proof design. Many of these models also come with rubber bands that wrap around the w...

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How to Open a Seiko Diver Watch

Any serious scuba diver does not leave home without a diver watch. Seiko manufactures a widely-popular line of diving watches. They are optimized for easy legibility underwater, and are highly resistant to extreme water pressure. However, Seiko divin...

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How to Clean a Smelly Watch Band for a Casio G-Shock

Casio G-Shock watches come with a variety of wristbands. The leather and fabric wristbands can absorb moisture and in doing so become rather smelly. While you can remove the smell from a fabric wristband by removing the watch casing and putting the s...

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How to Remove a Geneve Watch Back

Geneve watches are crafted to provide easy removal of their cases, when it's done with the proper tools. Little more than a watch wrench is needed to gain access to the inner structure of your watch; the tool is readily available both online and in w...

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Removing the Porcelain Links From an Android Watch

You must size your watch correctly so it does not hang on your wrist or cut off circulation. A number of Android watches have ceramic links connected by pins. You must remove the pins to in order to take off links and re-size the strap. This can be d...

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How to Clean the Grime Under a Watch Bezel

Though most people today use their cellular phones to monitor the time, wristwatch enthusiasts prefer to track it the old-fashioned way. Wristwatches go with you everywhere, which means that they can quickly collect an impressive amount of grime. Tho...

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Replacing the Watch Battery on a Longines Wittnauer

Longines Wittnauer is a brand of fine watches that come with two separate varieties. These watches were manufactured during the early 20th century, and it is possible to find the watches at antique stores and specialty watch shops. Some of the Longin...

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How to Remove a Watch Back With Six Notches

Most watches require regular battery replacement. According to BestFix Watch Repair Company, most batteries last one to two years. A common type of watch caseback, the six-notch screwback, can be removed easily at home. With a couple of simple piece...

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How to Clean a White Casio Watch

When you wear a watch every single day, it is exposed to all sorts of elements such as the sweat from your skin, lotions, sunscreen and chlorine. Although Casio watches are higher quality, the resin bands of their white Baby-G series watches have bee...

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How to Remove Picture Links on Tumblr

With a Tumblr page, users can microblog items, such as links, pictures, videos and music. You can follow other Tumblr blogs and your blog can be followed by others, allowing users to share interesting content from across the Web. When you add a photo...

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Casio DB36-1AV Wrist Watch Instructions

A resin digital watch manufactured by Casio, the DB36-1AV features LED illumination, the ability to store up to 30 names and phone numbers, and up to five alarms. It is also waterproof enough to wear safely while showering or bathing. All of the mode...

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How to Determine the Age of a Patek Phillipe Pocket Watch

The Philippe Patek company has been making fine watches since 1839 and continues to be market leaders in the field of luxury, finest-quality watches. Older Philippe Patek watches are collectors' items, and the condition and age of your watch will tel...

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How to Stop a Casio Sea Pathfinder Watch From Changing Modes

A specialized watch can provide functionality on your wrist and leave your hands free to do other things. The Casio Pathfinder series of watches are made for outdoor use and are able to withstand the elements. The Casio Sea Pathfinder watch provides...

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60Hz Vs. 120Hz for TVs

A high-definition television's speed is synonymous with its refresh rate. This refresh rate -- measured in hertz, abbreviated Hz -- relates to the speed at which your television refreshes its picture. The higher the refresh rate, the more often your...

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How to Adjust the Ignitor on a GE Profile Gas Cooktop

GE Profile gas stoves have an ignitor for each burner on the stove. The ignitor ignites a flame to heat the burner. You can adjust the ignitor to adjust the flame size, which will then adjust the temperature of the burner.

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How to Get a Scratch Off of a Citizen Watch Crystal

Having a scratch on the crystal of your Citizen watch can make it difficult to see the time while also impairing the appearance. Though deep scratches are difficult to eliminate and require the assistance of a skilled jeweler or watchmaker, you can r...

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How to Watch Time Warner Cable on a BlackBerry

If you have a BlackBerry device, you’ll never have to experience the disappointment of missing your favorite television shows again. With your Blackberry and the right setup, you can stream your Time Warner cable subscription to your phone. To...

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How to Clean a White Baby-G Watch if It Is Turning Yellow

Just as white clothing can be prone to stains, regular use can discolor a white Casio Baby-G watch. Keep the watch and your wrist dry to help stave off yellowing. If stains have already set in, you can fight them with tools that are easily retrieved....

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Customer Benefits of FiOS

Verizon FiOS is a bundle of services, including TV, Internet and home phone, that is delivered over fiber optic cables. FiOS is available in limited areas of the United States, where Verizon holds traditional home phone jurisdiction. FiOS offers a va...

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How to Adjust a Casio G-Shock Band

Casio G-Shock watches are known for their utilitarian function and, as the name implies, resistance to impact damage. G-Shock watch bands, such as that found on the GA 120-A, from the Classic series, have a split-pin design that allows for removal of...

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How to Make Your Watch's Steel Band Fit

Steel band watches can be very fashionable and extremely reliable time pieces. Some brands of steel watches come sized too large but are packaged with a few extra links so that the wristband can be shortened or increased. With a few watch repair tool...

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How to Convert a Pocket Watch to a Wristwatch

Converting pocket watches into wristwatches is not a new concept. While wristwatches are considered status symbols today, so were pocket watches considered status symbols for men 100 years ago. During the 19th century, however, soldiers discovered th...

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Setting the Alarm on a Timex Indiglo

The Timex Indiglo is not one watch model, but rather a feature on many Timex watches. Some, although not all, Timex Indigo watches have an alarm feature. The specifications of the alarm feature and the method for setting the alarm differ on each Time...

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How to Replace the 2016 Battery for a Timex Ironman

The Ironman series of watches began in 1986, inspired by the Ironman Triathlon. The Ironman series was created to appeal to athletes by including a precise stopwatch and a higher level of durability and water resistance than many other watches of the...

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Removing Plastic Watch Bezels

Watches can take a beating from simple everyday use. One of the most common accidents to befall a watch is that the crystal, the glass or plastic part that protects the hands or display, might become scratched or cracked. To replace it, you'll need t...

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How to Beat Robin in "Kinect Sports"

Robin is the name of one of the opponents you can face in the “Kinect Sports” Xbox 360 game. Depending on the level of difficulty you choose, she will be available to play against in all of the sports in the game. As an example, you will...

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How to Fix a Deployment Clasp on a Cartier Watch

Louis-Francois Cartier founded Cartier in Paris in 1847. The name Cartier has become synonymous with luxury jewelry products. Cartier produces Swiss-made watches that sell for thousands of dollars. Its metal watchbands feature a gold or steel bracele...

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How to Disconnect the Strap From a Timex Watch

Timex, a company that specializes in timepieces and jewelry, was founded in 1854 as a clock-making subsidiary of Benedict & Burnham in Waterbury, Connecticut. Now it is one of the world's most successful watch companies, selling watches to over 1...

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How to Keep From Scuffing a Watch Band

A watch is useful and can be the finishing touch to your look. However, wearing the same watch every day can take a toll on the appearance of the timepiece. Scuffmarks and scratches may start appearing on the watch band. You can pay to have the watch...

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How to Play Cornerback

Merely being a fast runner won't help much if you're trying to become a successful cornerback. Sure, it takes speed to keep up with football's best wide receivers, but there are other factors that will help you gain the edge on your competition. Stay...

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How to Repair a Majesti Open Skeleton Mechanical Pocket Watch

Majesti skeleton pocket watches were distributed by the New York Majesti watch company from 1990 to 2001. To prevent expensive watch repair service fees, there are a few simple things you can do to get a Majesti skeleton watch to work again. But when...

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How to Discharge High Voltage Mains in Color TV

Color televisions, especially of the cathode ray tube (CRT) variety, tend to maintain rather high voltages in the mains capacitors even after the set is turned off. Capacitors in these televisions store enough charge to activate the television after...

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