Reddit reviews New Two Stainless Steel Watchband Spring Bar Pins for Watch Band 22mm

Deleted my other post on this as I figured everyone would rather see the pics than a link to the band...

I originally assumed I'd do the stainless band since I have the stainless/silver 360 but have to say the grey leather strap really grew on me while I was trying to figure out what kind of metal bands were out there that'd work.

If it wasn't for the lack of a easier to remove clasp on the leather strap that came with the 360, I might have even kept it on there.

I found after a full day of wearing the leather band though that moisture was getting stuck under the watch due to sweat and hand washing.

Since the leather strap is to much of a pain to quickly remove every time I washed my hands, I'd just not bother.

With the metal band, the quick release clasp on the bottom makes it very quick to remove/loosen the watch to dry under there after each hand washing now.


Here's the matte black version

Here's the stainless steel verson

You'll need to either use the spring bars/pins that came with the watch or buy some like these.

Best Buy also sells the same Pebble Steel bands for the same price as Amazon which is where I got mine from.

Some tips with removal and install. The spring bar/pin holes in the Moto 360 are made from plastic. Be extra careful with removal and putting the new ones back in. If you misshapen or break those holes, you're screwed.

If you don't have a proper spring bar tool like this, you'll need a jewelers sized flathead screw driver.

Getting the existing bands out is the easy part, I found putting the new band back in with the spring bars that came with the leather strap to be a lot more tricky in the metal band. I found the best way was to try and compress the springs on both ends of the bar and go straight into the opening. If you try to put one side of the spring bar in first then compress the other side, it didn't want to fit.

I enlisted my wife with her tiny little hands to assist and it made things a lot easier :P

If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

Do you mean the spring bar pin -- like this? Just replace it, they're cheap. If there's a nearby watch shop you can stop in at maybe they'll sell you one for a couple bucks. You'll probably want to also pick up a spring bar tool to make it easier to insert and remove the pin.

You'll need 22mm pins for the SNZG.

You probably need more standard 22mm springbar's like these ones

The one's you linked to look like they are intended for a specific brand or model of watches and if you read the comments many people said that they were too thick for their watch.

As side note, you should be able to go to any watch retailer or jewelry store to get pins for a buck or two. Most places have multiple sizes and styles of pins available so they should be able to find ones to fit the Pebble.

Depends on which spider you are talking about I think, but recognized that one of them was made from the metal piece that runs perpendicular to your arm if it were in your wrist. It's hard to explain... I'll be back with a pic.

These:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31PrtgLo2jL._SX300_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Watchband-Spring-Watch/dp/B000X94TVO&h=225&w=300&tbnid=X7_JiLHjtWOTtM:&zoom=1&docid=OaMio9YrWTGVGM&hl=en&ei=jcVtVMf-C8aqgwTEmIHYAQ&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CCUQMygJMAk

They hold the leather strap to the metal extensions that radiate (two arms up and two down) from the face of the watch.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_16717_4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dx.com/p/leather-band-self-winding-mechanical-wrist-watch-16717&h=600&w=600&tbnid=3lcGu5gxqt_rAM:&zoom=1&docid=oBAhVFZv8RknMM&hl=en&ei=jcVtVMf-C8aqgwTEmIHYAQ&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CFYQMygyMDI

The band I bought did not come with pins and the pins in my Time band wouldn't easily come out.

Links to what I purchased: band, pins

Edit: Just saw this kit which comes with 4 pins, tool and similar band. Better starter kit, worth it for pins & tool alone.

If it's just the rod that's broken, then you can get a replacement pin