Can I fix a Timex T-80 watch band?
February 21, 2022 8:17 AM Subscribe
I bought my teenage son this watch for Christmas. Stretch band, but one of the middle non-stretchy links has come apart. Here's a photo. Could I fix this with tiny tools and some bending? I don't want to pay $20 to ship it back for repair. Bands are not warrantied. Thanks!
Response by poster: You've tried squeezing the textured area on the link?
Um ... well now I have, and this fixed it. There's one link that I had to remove because we bent it by sticking tools in the hole, but I think it'll still fit him. Thank you!! The Timex website, manual, a local jeweler, and customer support chat didn't suggest this - Metafilter to the rescue again.
posted by freecellwizard at 10:16 AM on February 21, 2022 [2 favorites]
Um ... well now I have, and this fixed it. There's one link that I had to remove because we bent it by sticking tools in the hole, but I think it'll still fit him. Thank you!! The Timex website, manual, a local jeweler, and customer support chat didn't suggest this - Metafilter to the rescue again.
posted by freecellwizard at 10:16 AM on February 21, 2022 [2 favorites]
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posted by pipeski at 9:12 AM on February 21, 2022 [1 favorite]