Swatch Wristwatch Band Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

3

Time Required

                          20 minutes            

Sections

1

• Wristwatch band
• 3 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Problem of compatibility               

• Swatch band (blue) is very likely to fail (due to stress concentration and fatigue) and is different from a standard one (brown).

Swatch band (blue) is very likely to fail (due to stress concentration and fatigue) and is different from a standard one (brown).

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Step 2

              Adapting the band to a swatch watch               

• Using Dremel carefully cut two slots to acomodate the band to the swatch body.

Using Dremel carefully cut two slots to acomodate the band to the swatch body.

Step 3

              Finished assembly               

• Here you go! Your band is adapted and assembled to your swatch.
• Advise: Buy a good band with good thickness at the fulcrum, otherwise it may be weakened excessively by the cutting.

Here you go! Your band is adapted and assembled to your swatch.

Advise: Buy a good band with good thickness at the fulcrum, otherwise it may be weakened excessively by the cutting.

Good luck with battling the programmed obsolescence!

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