# Where Can I Get a Watchband Replaced?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 17, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979 "2026-06-17T17:06:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979/21 "2026-06-18T23:15:58Z")

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It’s a standard strap held in by standard springbars. A 3 dollar springbar tool will do the job.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979/22 "2026-06-19T10:31:26Z")

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This ought not to be so difficult. It offends me that many people would throw away a watch with only some minor damage. (The springbar and replacement band came in. I ordered the wrong size it seems.)

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979/23 "2026-06-19T10:51:21Z")

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Move to a city that offers basic services like watch repairs.

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979/24 "2026-06-19T11:08:40Z")

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Just for interest:

I live in a small town in the UK (about 11,000 inhabitants) and there is a small shop in the high street that does:

- watch repairs
- replacement wristbands
- replacement watch batteries
- key cutting

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979/25 "2026-06-19T11:13:53Z")

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> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#):
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> It offends me that many people would throw away a watch with only some minor damage.

Pretty much no one would do that but ok

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**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-watchband-replaced/1030979/26 "2026-06-19T11:40:25Z")

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> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#):
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> This ought not to be so difficult.

It’s really not. With the model name you posted it looks like it should be a standard 40mm pin and band. If that’s what you ordered and it doesn’t fit look at the back of the watch and get the exact model number. Use that as a search term.

> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#):
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> It offends me that many people would throw away a watch with only some minor damage.

I have a drawer full of them, and PDFs of the manuals for all of them. I don’t wear most of them anymore because I started wearing a GPS watch 5 years ago for sailing, and it’s now my daily. But all of them still work.

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