I'm sure there are several different opinions. And I am also sure the different opinions are directly related to the level of interest/commitment of the speaker...AND the number & variety of watches he owns.
However - in general terms -
As I begin to build a modest collection of wristwear, will I be more likely to want to (be able to) remove links and/or change bands MYSELF...or is it more likely I'm going to take the watches to a professional (or send them in to the mother ship) for alterations?
I'm asking because I have been looking at the assortment of link tools and back-openers and pin removers etc., and I KNOW that there are going to be a couple of these various tools that are Bentley's...and the rest are gonna be Yugo's. And I don't wanna end up with a Yugo bcause I didn't ask first.
Likewise, I don't wanna spend $38 on a specialty tool that I will never use (or only use three times in 15 years) And again - this is not about the quality of the tool; I get that part. It's about the likelihood of using it.
Thanks in advance for all feedback!
**ADDENDUM**
I just went back to Amazon to have another look at the handful of tools I had saved to re-examine, and I remembered a qustion I had meant to put here:
Re: link removal tools: I would presume that the style with the threaded pin pusher would be superior to the style that uses a mallet(?) I do see the department store people bashing away on bands with that little mallet...and I have to wonder if maybe the smaller/quieter/more precise tool is the superior design(?) Just wondering.
However - in general terms -
As I begin to build a modest collection of wristwear, will I be more likely to want to (be able to) remove links and/or change bands MYSELF...or is it more likely I'm going to take the watches to a professional (or send them in to the mother ship) for alterations?
I'm asking because I have been looking at the assortment of link tools and back-openers and pin removers etc., and I KNOW that there are going to be a couple of these various tools that are Bentley's...and the rest are gonna be Yugo's. And I don't wanna end up with a Yugo bcause I didn't ask first.
Likewise, I don't wanna spend $38 on a specialty tool that I will never use (or only use three times in 15 years) And again - this is not about the quality of the tool; I get that part. It's about the likelihood of using it.
Thanks in advance for all feedback!
**ADDENDUM**
I just went back to Amazon to have another look at the handful of tools I had saved to re-examine, and I remembered a qustion I had meant to put here:
Re: link removal tools: I would presume that the style with the threaded pin pusher would be superior to the style that uses a mallet(?) I do see the department store people bashing away on bands with that little mallet...and I have to wonder if maybe the smaller/quieter/more precise tool is the superior design(?) Just wondering.