![]() On Japanese quality watches the chronograph feature is sometimes just for show.This mechanism can sometimes be less precise. Japanese quality watches are made with Miyota movement. They are identical to the original in every way. Swiss quality watches are made with Swiss ETA movement and are actually made in Switzerland. The biggest difference between Swiss and Japanese quality is the mechanism itself. Some exterior details may be closer to the original and the exterior features of the watch may be more exact on the Swiss models. The only difference is in the precision of the manufacturing. The materials that are used for the casing, bracelet, and exterior features of both types of watch are the same. I agree with you about how frustrating it is to not be able to wear watch because of size of bracelet - thats why I'm going to take you other advice and get that pin remover from ebay, it's really not expensive.Difference between Swiss and Japanese Quality: Quality of bracelet is generally OK, only thing I noticed is that last links (ones that are nearest to watch) have some rough finishing and sharp edges, unlike all other links. Anyhow, now I can wear my watch with new bracelet, and I must say I prefer it to rubber strap. I guess the other two were to scared to hit it harder when they saw expensive watch. I went to another watchsmith and she (yes, it was lady in her mid sixties ) removed it with some effort. Hope the above makes sense and you get the watch on your wrist.nothing more frustrating than having a watch and not being able to size it right away and get it on yur wrist (I use to run into this problem myself which is why I bought the watch pin remover)!! These is not the best method as your guess on the number of links may or may not be right and the Carrera bracelet has 1/2 and 3/4 links to help you find a near perfect fit. If you do not want to buy the tool the other option is to try the watch on and guess how many links you need to remove and then remove the watch from the bracelet and go to a Tag Heuer delaer with just the bracelet and ask them to remove the number of links that you think you need so that the watch will fit. ![]() Remove as many links as need and do the reverse to push the link pins back in. If you turn the bracelet to the side a small sleeve will slide out from the middle link. When you have a watch pin remover insert the pin into the hole in the side of the link and turn the dial on the watch pin remover, if you have one with a long pin you will evenualy feel/hear a snap and that means that the Carrera link pin has been pushed out of the sleeve and you can now use a plier to remove the pin the rest of the way and seperate the bracelet. The watch pin remover you want should have as long a pin as possible so that you can push the link pin out of the link as far as possible. ![]() The watch pin remover I use is like the one in e-bay auction 120082344138 (I am not the seller, do not know the seller I just did a quick search on e-bay for you and found the one I own). E-bay is a good source for these tools and it is a good investment, particularly if you plan to have many watches. There is no special Tag Heuer tool needed but you will need a watch pin remover. I am surprised to hear the 2 watchmakers cannot remove the pins/links as I am certainly no watchmaker and had no problems. The Carrera pins have a small groove in the middle that fits into a sleeve that is inside of the middle link. The links are attached by a pin that can be removed in either direction, unlike many link pins where there is an arrow on the inside of the bracelet to illustrate the direction that the pin must be removed. ![]() The Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph bracelet is identical to the OEM, and very similar to Omega pin system (if that helps at all). ![]()
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