SE 16-Piece Watch Repair Tool Kit - Comprehensive Set for Watch Maintenance and Repair, Ideal for Hobbyists and Professionals - JT6221

The mixed reviews on this item had me wondering whether I should by it or some more expensive kit. I mainly got my kit to shorten a couple of watch bands for my Seiko watches. The kit actually worked very well. The pins in my watch bands actually somewhat look like cotter pins if you are used to working on machinery. The difference between them and a cotter pin is that the portion of the pin where the metal bends 180 degrees is bent tight instead of being bulged like a cotter pin. Instead it is the end of the pin that has the split that has the bulge in it. This bulge at the split end of the pin is what creates the compression fitting of the pin in the watch band so it doesn't come out. On your watch band you should have arrows on the inside portion of the band. These arrows show the direction that the pins are supposed to move when they get pushed out. And the arrow should be on the side of the band that you insert the pin of the tool into to push the pin out. Now if you don't have arrows, don't worry. You can still figure out which side the pins have to get pushed out of. Remember that I said the split end of the pin has the bulge on it. That is the end that has to come out. That side if you look at it closely, will almost look like a really small flat head screw. The other side will look like a solid rounded piece. That solid side is the one you want to push on with the tool, because you can't push the bulge portion of the split end all the way through the watch band. The watch band pin remover that you see in the picture that is blue is what I used to remove the pins. The one that was shipped to me was black but it is built the same except that mine has one hole in that groove instead of 3. But if you look closely in the picture you'll notice there is a plate underneath where the watchband goes that can slide. And at the end you'll notice a thumb screw. That plate sets in a groove that is at an incline. Adjusting the thumb screw moves the plate along that incline groove and thus moves the plate up or down to adjust the placement for the thickness of your band. It actually doesn't take all that much pressure of turning on the handle to press the pin out. So if it feels like it is taking a little too much pressure or the pin of the remover is starting to flex, then make sure you are trying on the correct side and have it aligned properly. For deciding which link to remove, I'd recommend first removing the middle link of the ones with arrows or the one furthest away from the clasp. The watch clasp can make the band seat on the device funny if you aren't careful. Moving a little further away from the clasp on the band can help with that so it presses flat against the device wall. And once you get the pin to push about 1/8" out or less (all you need out is the bulge on the split side of the pin) you really don't need to use the device to push then pin out any further. Trying to push it out further with the device is going to make it more likely to bend the device's pin. At that point you can use the needle nose pliers to easily remove then pin without bending it. For pinning them back together, just reverse the process. The solid end (180 degree bend) of the pin goes in to the watch band hole on the side that the pin came out of, which should be the side without the arrows. Make sure to have the links aligned properly. If they are aligned properly the pin should push in all the way until it reaches the bulge at the split end of the pin. If it doesn't go in that far without ease, you likely don't have the links aligned properly. (If you try to hammer the pin in with the links aligned improperly you can bend the pin.) Once I had it pushed in up to the bulge, then I used the little grey block to put the watch band in so I could use the hammer to lightly tap it in until the pin was flush with the watch band. I think it is a good idea to have something like a note pad or something like that handy next to the block so the watch band can be kept level if you want. I tapped the pin flush, then used one of the pin punches to barely recess it back inside the watch band. The kit worked to a T. It was easy to remove the pins and put them back in. And I didn't put a single scratch or ding into the watch band like that last guy at the mall did to my one watch. I shortened two of my watches with no problems whatsoever and had never used one of these kits before. If you are careful and meticulous to details, you shouldn't have any problems using the kit. The kit is cheap, but it does the job well and you easily get your money's worth. Heck, it is hard to get even just a pair of cheap needle nose pliers at a store for the price of this kit and this kit comes with a pair. You don't need to buy one of the expensive kits to do the job. I'd only probably recommend that if you are going to try removing one of those fancy twist backs that has the 6 notches or so. I'd be afraid of stripping those notches on the watch back if you weren't really careful with the tool included in this kit. But for removing and adding watch band links, this kit will work very well. I think the people who wrote the negative reviews about the pins bending or device breaking weren't careful, didn't know what they were doing, or likely a combination of both. I'm totally happy with this kit for removing watch band links. And I'm glad I didn't spend the extra cash to get one of the more expensive kits.

This is a really great watch tool kit for the price. Let me start by saying that I worked for Swiss-made fine watch brand for a number of years, and I changed customers' batteries on a daily basis, so not only can I say I know how to properly change a watch battery, but I also know how each of the tools in this kit is used. So again, I say this is a really great watch tool kit for the price. It has practically every tool needed to change a battery (including different tools for different caseback designs), replace a watch strap, or remove links from your watch. My advice? If you don't know how to change a battery/strap/link, don't do it yourself, because like anything else you're not familiar with, the chances of making a mistake increase dramatically. But...if you are somewhat familiar, or if you're just gonna go ahead anyway, I'll leave some pointers: Be careful when using the pin punches (3). They bend easily. But no, not just these. All of them bend easily. Its very common for these to bend when sizing a metal bracelet. Best thing to do? Err on the side of caution and use LESS force, not more. Its a thin metal rod, not a nail. Just tap it until it makes some headway, and once it's in the link tap until feel it knock out the pin. If you bend the pin crooked, tap it back straight, and go back to work. Use the gray watchband holder to hold the bracelet in place as you tap. Just fit the band into the best fitting slot, and line the link you want removed with one of holes on bottom of gray holder (so once you tap pin out, it just falls beneath the holder, doesn't get lost). If you don't want any of the hassle just use the watch pin remover tool (blue one). When using the case wrench (for a specific type of watch caseback), put a piece of plastic between the wrench and your now currently scratch-free caseback. That way when it slips (when, not if) as you try to adjust, you won't damage the watch. Once you've got it fitted in the slots on the back of the caseback, just turn and unscrew it. Screwdrivers are used for watch links held by screws, but BEFORE you start unscrewing, check the bottom-side of the screw. If it looks like a pin on the bottom side, it probably is, meaning the link is held by a pin not a screw. Turn the bracelet upside-down, grab the hammer and pin punch, and tap on the "pin-looking" side (the bracelet will probably have arrows pointing in the right direction) until the pin falls out. Once its out you can clearly see its not a screw. Most watches that look like they're held by screws are actually held by this type of pin. More expensive/fine watches will have actual screws. Changing your strap? use the spring bar remover tool and watchband holder. Once strap is secure in the holder, fit the tip of spring bar tool around the spring bar (which usually has a small "lip" around it) and gently press down. That should retract the spring bar from the watch itself. Then pull it towards you until it pops free. Pull that spring bar out of your old band and fit it into your new one, then snap it back in. Its pretty cut and dry, but move slowly and make sure movements, because its easy for it to slip when you trying to pull the spring bar out and it might scratch across the watch case. I'd also recommend getting a jeweler's polishing cloth, so you can clean the parts of the watch you can't normally reach when the band is not off or disconnected. Hope this helps.

I purchased a watch for my wife as a Valentines Day gift. The watch I purchased has a ceramic band which was too tight for her wrist. I called the company and they were nice to send me some additional links (as the watch didn't come with them) to expand the band. I got a watch for myself a month or so ago which also had a metal band that needed adjusting. It was a pain, and somewhat expensive, to track down a jeweler or watch repair store to do this so, while waiting for the links to arrive for my wife's watch, I decided to purchase this kit and do it myself. The kit arrives before the links so I had ample time to check it out. For the price I thought it was of acceptable quality. The hammer came with two plastic tips you can change out on one side of the hammer (as the other side is metal). I didn't really notice any difference between the plastic heads aside from the color. The kit also comes with a hammer block (in which to place the watch band inside to knock the pins out), for punches in different diameters for the watchband pins, a screw-type pin remover, a tool to release the pins securing the watch itself to the bands, and a small container of additional watchband pins. And no instructions whatsoever. Luckily there are lots of internet videos and web sites to help you figure out how to use the tools. When the links arrived for my wife's watch I broke out the set. I had hoped to use the screw-type pin removal tool for the procedure. Unfortunately it just didn't measure up for use with the band I had so I didn't bother with it. I left the band on the watch and placed the band into the hammer block slot (with the pin you wish to remove above one of the many holes). I selected the appropriately-sized punch (all the punches had badly aligned pins - none were straight, but that wasn't a big problem for me in this case) and gently, but firmly, tapped the hammer against it until the pin fell free of the band. I added the new link and reversed the procedure using the original pins in the band. In all, it took me about ten minutes from start to finish. The best part was that my wife got to wear her (now) perfectly sized watch without the hassle or expense. I don't think this will be a durable kit that lasts ages. But, for the money, it did the job and did it well. You may not use it often, but when you do need it you will be glad it's in your tool drawer.

I've been getting charged $20 for a link removal on watches lately that I figured, I better learn how to do it myself. So, I purchased this 16-piece watch repair tool kit. Actually, I purchased this one, plus the 10 piece and a watch case remover which comes with multiple adjustments because I didn't know which one suited me better. I. THE TOOLS First, let's talk about the tools in this tool kit. There are a good number of tools that are worth owning. The 16-piece Watch Repair Tool Kit comes with: - Pin Pusher - Mini Long Nose Plier - Mini Screwdriver - Metal Strap Holder Block - Screwdriver - Watch Case remover - Non-Magnetic Tweezers - Watch Hammer - Watch Case Opener Knife - Pin Remover - Three Precision Screwdrivers - Three Pin Punches II. USING THE TOOLS For bracelet and link remover, all you need is the pin pusher, but you can also use the holder block and pin remover. I started removing bracelets and links easy with the pin pusher, using the watch hammer and the block as well as the pin remover. These are definitely worth tools. The mini-screwdriers and screwdrivers period are worth it and also are helpful to slide batteries out for quartz watches. But that is where the non-magnetic tweezers come in! Now the watch case remover, there is a manual adjusting watch case remover but for some people, adjusting it from the top may be to cumbersome and there are no multiple adjustments. So, that is where I recommend getting an SE under $8 watch case remover with multiple adjustments. But I will say, I had more luck in using that blue watch case remover that came in the 10-piece SE set. But possibly as I mess around with more watches, I'll figure out how to use the one that came with the 16-piece set. The watch case opener (knife) was actually useful for an older watch (which I couldn't find out how to open it). But I realize by putting the knife at the angle near the lugs and flipping the case open, this watch case opening knife worked perfectly. III. PRICE At under $10, this took kit is a steal. Granted, it's made in China but so far, they didn't break on me and helped me adjust a few watches and remove newer to vintage watch casebacks. IV. OVERALL This is a highly recommended buying this watch repair tool kit. It comes with everything that you will probably need to remove or add back links, removing a strap and removing a case modern or vintage. And for it's price, it's a pretty solid set. There is another cheaper 10-piece SE Set but the 16-piece has more important tools, while the 10-piece does have a pretty cool and easy to use watch case opener, a seiko case opener and a brush to remove dust particles and more. Also, if you have a lot of modern to vintage watches with casebacks that may require adapters, then I recommend getting the SE watch case opener with multiple adjustments (sold separately). But if you need to buy one, the 16-piece set is pretty much all you need! For it's price, it's hard to beat.

i havent used every item in this set yet so this review is only based on the things i've used. - the blue thing in the upper left of the photo. i guess that's where the stainless steel straps go when you wanna push the pins out, and after lining up the arrows on the segment that i want to remove, i proceeded to twist the blue handle. the pin (connected to the handle) broke. that was a major disappointment since that's the main reason why i bought this. CHEAP material. - the hammer is pretty much useless. since that mechanism to remove pins broke, i resorted to brute force to remove the pins. this hammer has absolutely no weight to it. gentle tapping wasnt getting the pins out. i had to resort to a real hammer. - the blue cube thing in the upper right of the photo. i love that thing. even though it's also made of that cheap plastic, it at least was able to hold my straps perpendicular to the table so i can hammer out those pins. i'll definitely be using that again. - the little skinny brass looking wrench thing in the middle. that worked perfectly to remove the back cover so i could access my battery. love it. - the three pokey stick things under the pliers. weak and cheaply made. i guess the hammer is mean to be used with these to get the pins out (if the stupid blue thing breaks i suppose). again, the hammer provided was useless. but one hit from my real hammer and the pins at the ends of these things bent. also useless. - the double-ended thing on the right side of the photo. of all the things to push on the pins, this was what worked best. i applied as much pressure as i wanted and the pin stayed straight. the other end was useful in getting the straps removed from the housing of the watch. worked perfectly. - i didnt both with the screwdrivers, tweezers, blade(?), or pliers, but it's nice to know that they're available if i ever get a watch that needs those. - the packaging was gross. it felt very grimy and had a layer of dust on it. i can only imagine it was sitting on a shelf in a warehouse for some time. i'm glad i was able to give it an opportunity to live its life. - it came with no instructions so i dont even know if i was using these things correctly, but it didnt seem terribly confusing. the caveat to this is that the stainless steel watch band/strap that i bought was from walmart so that might be a reason why it was difficult getting the pins out. but hey, if a walmart watch strap is stronger than this product, i'd hafta lean on the side that the quality of this product is in question. overall. i would not recommend you buying this item, but i'm still giving it 3stars because it did help me replace both the battery and the straps.

I used this kit to remove a couple of links from my new (Mother's Day) Invicta watch. I did look at purchasing the link remover (blue thingy) alone, which I could have gotten alone for less than $5 from other sellers, but wanted to get the hammer, pliers, and extra pins just in case. I ended up using just the link remover tool (blue thingy) and the mallet/hammer, but am happy to have the remaining tools for future projects. There were no instructions in the kit, and the website to which the packaging directs you for instructions is extremely inadequate. No pictures, no video, no detailed-enough directions on how to remove the extra links to size the band. However, as other reviewers have noted, there is a plethora of independently made instructional videos if you Google some search version of "how to adjust a watch's link bracelet." Choose a couple to watch - I watched the one produced by "Lazy Ass Videos" a couple of times, then just went for it. BTW, I'm really surprised Amazon let me use the word "Ass" in this review - twice, now! Having read the negative reviews, I was wary of breaking the pin on the link remover tool (blue thingy), but there were three spare pins (a total of four in the kit), so I felt I could afford a little trial and error. It was also news to me that the watch manufacturers put little arrows on the back of all of the bracelet's removable links, which show you against which side of the link you should push the screw/cotter pin, and which side it will then exit the link. I went somewhat carefully, but not with brain-surgery precision, and was able to remove the links pretty easily (while sitting on my bed and holding the watch and tool in my lap). But hey, I put on reading glasses, so I wasn't totally irreverent of the whole process. I did wonder if the pin was going to break, as it took a little more force than expected to turn the pin against the screw/cotter pin in the link, but it did not break, so I guess it just depends on the watch and how tightly the screw/cotter pin is held in place. I think that this difficulty may be an Invicta issue. However, it was not as easy to get the screw/cotter pin back in place to reattach the two sides of the band. That took a lot more fiddling, some taps with the hammer, and I ended up using the link remover tool (blue thingy) again, to push the screw/cotter pin back into place and seat it completely. If I had used a third hand to hold the two sides of the watch band in place so that the holes in the link pieces aligned perfectly, it would have been much quicker and easier. I ended up ditching the first screw/cotter pin I tried to reinsert, and the remaining one seemed to go in much easier, although that really should not have made any difference. I cannot complain about the quality of the tools in this kit, as the pieces I used worked as designed on the first try, and nothing broke or even indicated it was close to breaking. In about 10 minutes, including 5 finding and watching a YouTube video a couple of times, I achieved my objective of removing two links and reattaching the band together so that it looks like it was always that length. By the way, none of the other online sellers' link remover tools are any different in design and quality than the one that comes in this kit. The one sold by Invicta is precisely the same design and quality, but costs $9, is yellow, and has as many complaints about pins breaking as all the others. There is only one design for this non-professional grade, link remover tool, so if this is all you need, just purchase it from the seller that works out cheaper for you. I try to only get items that are eligible for Amazon Prime (even if it costs a little more overall, as I get it within a few days and can track it easily), which has paid for itself many times over.

I needed to resize the watch band of the Seiko watch I just bought on Amazon. Instead of taking the watch to a jeweler, I purchased this "watch tool kit" on Amazon for less than $10.00. (I really bought it for the "watch band link remover tool kit" it contains, which is also sold separately, but I thought for a couple dollars more, why not get the whole kit.) As many reviewers had warned, the kit came with no instructions. A sticker on the box it came in did refer to a website, but the instructions on the website were poorly written and had no illustrations. I read some helpful reviews on Amazon, but unfortunately they didn't seem to apply to my type of watch band. Then I found a video on YouTube that explained my Seiko watch band. The reason you can't see any holes for pins is because it has L-shaped pins and the bottom of the L faces the outside of the band. The trick to removing an L-pin is to stick a pin punch in the underside of the band, into the hole that's farthest away from the arrow that shows the direction the pin slides out. Then tap on the pin punch with the little hammer (in the direction the arrow points) until you see the bottom of the L emerge from the side of the watch band. When it comes out far enough, grab it with the pliers and gently pull it out the rest of the way. I would add that the block that acts as a watch band holder during pin removal does not seem to be designed for use with watch bands that use L-pins (because the holes in the block that you're supposed to position the pin over as you're tapping on it are all too small for an L-pin to fall into). However, I still found the block, pin punch, and hammer good enough for the job. By the way (as other reviewers have said), all 3 of the pin punches I got in the kit appear to have the same size head, as do all 3 of the slotted screwdrivers and both of the Phillips head screwdrivers (even though one has a much longer handle than the other). I haven't tried any of the other tools except those that I needed to remove links from my watch band, but they look like they might be useful. For the price I paid, I thought the kit was more than worth buying, even though the quality is not fantastic. If it saves you even one trip to a jeweler (as it did me), it's well worth it. Plus I feel equipped to repeat the job of removing/replacing links as needed in the future. Just be warned that you're pretty much on your own as far as figuring out how to use the tools. I suggest you read reviews on Amazon and also search YouTube for tips on how to use the tools.

Works well, saved me from having to pay a jewelry shop to adjust my watch

Buen producto, no es el mejor material pero son útiles para algo no profesional.

My husband and I just love this kit. It has been so useful to have and has saved us a great deal of $$ by being able to fix or adjust bands, remove cases etc ourselves. We are both watch 'nuts' and we each own many watches. The tools are of very high quality - I would say professional grade, not cheap metal like kits I have had in the past. highly recommend if you have a lot of watches in your wardrobe.

Esta muy barato el kit. Si se nota que la calidad es regular. Pero todo es funcional y cuidándolo nada se ha roto en más de 2 años.

It works well and is just as it appears in the photo. It is very reasonably priced. With that however is the fact that the small tools are not excellent quality. They're not bad, but the screwdriver tips are brittle. For a do-it-yourself little kit to modify and care for your timepieces, it's quite good.

Un kit muy completo si lo que necesitas es un arreglo rápido, si te dedicas a arreglar relojes mi recomendación es comprar otro aún más completo y de mejor calidad, en mi caso es para arreglar relojes que son míos y que muy rara vez los uso así que para mi es perfecto en relación precio/calidad, si lo que necesitas es hacer un ajuste "rápido" este kit es para ti.