HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BREITLING STRAP OR BRACELET

Leather strap change

Leather strap change

How to remove a watch band – Step 1

STEP 1

TAKE OUT YOUR NEW BREITLING STRAP FROM THE BREITLING TRAVEL POUCH AND PLACE YOUR BREITLING WATCH ON A FLAT, SMOOTH SURFACE, LAYING UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT YOU SEE THE CASEBACK.

YOU MIGHT USE THE BREITLING SPRING BAR TOOL IF YOU ALSO ORDERED ONE, OR A GENERIC STRAP-CHANGING TOOL WILL ALSO WORK.

Spring bar tool between strap and lug

STEP 2

REMOVE THE PREVIOUS STRAP.

HOLD YOUR BREITLING WATCH FIRMLY AND PLACE THE FORKED END OF THE TOOL BETWEEN ONE OF THE LUGS AND THE STRAP SIDE.

PUSH THE SPRING BAR OUT OF THE LUG HOLE AND REPEAT THE OPERATION TO THE OTHER SIDE.

TIP:
CAUTIOUS HANDLING WILL AVOID FOR YOU TO SCRATCH THE INNER SIDE OF THE LUG.

New strap inserting between lugs

STEP 3

INSERT THE NEW STRAP BETWEEN THE LUGS.

CHECK THE TABLE TO SEE HOW TO POSITION YOUR NEW BREITLING STRAP DEPENDING ON ITS BUCKLE.

HOLD YOUR BREITLING WATCH FIRMLY AND INSERT MANUALLY ONE PIN OF THE SPRING BAR INTO THE LUG HOLE.

TIP:
USE RELEVANT SPRING BARS FOR STRAP OR BRACELET.

Pushing back the pin

STEP 4

WHILE HOLDING THE SPRING BAR IN POSITION, PUSH BACK THE SECOND PIN OF THE SPRING BAR INTO THE OPPOSITE LUG HOLE USING THE FORKED END OF THE TOOL.

ROTATE YOUR WATCH AND REPEAT THE OPERATION WITH THE SECOND PART OF YOUR BREITLING STRAP.

TIP:
CAUTIOUS HANDLING WILL AVOID FOR YOU TO SCRATCH THE INNER SIDE OF THE LUG.

Last step - Watch band check

STEP 5

CHECK THAT YOUR NEW STRAP IS SAFELY FIXED BY SLIGHTLY PULLING ON ITS TWO PARTS.

ENJOY YOUR BREITLING ON ITS NEW STRAP.

Tang-Type Buckle Tang-Type Buckle SHORT STRAND PLACED AT 12 O’CLOCK,
LONG STRAND PLACED AT 6 O’CLOCK
Double Tang-Type Buckle Double Tang-Type Buckle SHORT STRAND PLACED AT 12 O’CLOCK,
LONG STRAND PLACED AT 6 O’CLOCK
Folding Buckle Folding Buckle SHORT STRAND PLACED AT 6 O’CLOCK /
LONG STRAND PLACED AT 12 O’CLOCK
PUSH-BUTTON FOLDING CLASP PUSH-BUTTON FOLDING CLASP PLACE THE PART OF THE STRAP HOLDING THE PUSH-BUTTON PART OF THE FOLDING CLASP AT 12 O’CLOCK.

Metal bracelet change

How to remove a watch band – Step 1

STEP 1

TAKE OUT YOUR NEW BREITLING STRAP FROM THE BREITLING TRAVEL POUCH AND PLACE YOUR BREITLING WATCH ON A FLAT, SMOOTH SURFACE, LAYING UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT YOU SEE THE CASEBACK.

YOU MIGHT USE THE BREITLING SPRING BAR TOOL IF YOU ALSO ORDERED ONE, OR A GENERIC STRAP-CHANGING TOOL WILL ALSO WORK.

Spring bar tool between strap and lug

STEP 2

OPEN THE BUCKLE.

HOLD THE BUCKLE FIRMLY AND PUSH THE PIN OUT OF IT USING THE POINTED TIP OF THE TOOL.

New strap inserting between lugs

STEP 3

REMOVE THE PREVIOUS BRACELET.

HOLD YOUR BREITLING WATCH FIRMLY AND PLACE THE FORKED END OF THE TOOL BETWEEN ONE OF THE LUGS AND THE BRACELET SIDE.
PUSH THE SPRING BAR OUT OF THE LUG HOLE AND REPEAT THE OPERATION TO THE OTHER SIDE.

TIP:
CAUTIOUS HANDLING WILL AVOID FOR YOU TO SCRATCH THE INNER SIDE OF THE LUG.

New strap inserting between lugs

STEP 4

INSERT THE NEW STRAP BETWEEN THE LUGS.

CHECK THE TABLE TO SEE HOW TO POSITION YOUR NEW BREITLING STRAP DEPENDING ON ITS BUCKLE.

HOLD YOUR BREITLING WATCH FIRMLY AND INSERT MANUALLY ONE PIN OF THE SPRING BAR INTO THE LUG HOLE.

TIP:
USE RELEVANT SPRING BARS FOR STRAP OR BRACELET.

Pushing back the pin

STEP 5

WHILE HOLDING THE SPRING BAR IN POSITION, PUSH BACK THE SECOND PIN OF THE SPRING BAR INTO THE OPPOSITE LUG HOLE USING THE FORKED END OF THE TOOL.

ROTATE YOUR WATCH AND REPEAT THE OPERATION WITH THE SECOND PART OF YOUR BREITLING STRAP.

TIP:
CAUTIOUS HANDLING WILL AVOID FOR YOU TO SCRATCH THE INNER SIDE OF THE LUG.

Last step - Watch band check

STEP 6

CHECK THAT YOUR NEW STRAP IS SAFELY FIXED BY SLIGHTLY PULLING ON ITS TWO PARTS.

ENJOY YOUR BREITLING ON ITS NEW STRAP.

Single-piece watch strap change

How to remove a watch band – Step 1

STEP 1

TAKE OUT YOUR NEW BREITLING SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP FROM THE BREITLING TRAVEL POUCH.

Spring bar tool between strap and lug

STEP 2

INSTALL YOUR BREITLING WATCH ON A FLAT, SMOOTH SURFACE AND REMOVE THE CURRENT SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP .

PULL OUT THE SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP  FROM THE INTERMEDIARY BUCKLE.

HOLD YOUR BREITLING WATCH FIRMLY AND REMOVE COMPLETELY THE SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP BY SLIDING IT UNDER THE TWO SPRING BARS.

New strap inserting between lugs

STEP 3

FIT YOUR NEW SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP  ON YOUR BREITLING.

PASS THE SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP  BETWEEN THE LUGS THROUGH BOTH SPRINGS BARS.

PASS THE SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP  THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY BUCKLE ONCE FITTED BETWEEN THE LUGS THROUGH BOTH SPRING BARS.

IF REQUIRED, ADJUST POSITION ON YOUR WATCH ON THE SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP.

ENJOY YOUR BREITLING ON ITS NEW SINGLE-PIECE WATCH STRAP.