How to Install a Deployant Clasp

In this video we show you how to install a deployant clasp on a watch that already has a standard prong buckle. It's a very simple procedure, and requires a minimal amount of tools.
Deployant clasps are shown here: www.longislandwatch.com/Deplo...
Calipers and spring bar tools can be found here: www.longislandwatch.com/Watch...

[@crunchwrapsupreme8812]

Also helps eliminate dropping your watch when you take it off

[@joshholl2996]

And if you ever end up a grifters mark, they won't be able to slip it off your wrist

[@zhenguo3620]

Thanks for making this video. I didn't know anything about deployant clasps before but I was googling hidden buckles for leather watches and this was the first result. Really clear instructions, and nice close up video.

[@Siraj75]

Just purchased a Michel Herbilin Newport Trophy watch (with deployment clasp). Had some trouble with the clasp at first. After watching this video I finally managed to figure it out! Thanks.

[@jaredschrack2157]

Thanks alot because i just bought a watch with this type of band and had no idea how to work it lol.

[@terryjones5339]

Just ordered replacement leather band and deployant clasp. This video will be extremely helpful when I install the new band. Thanks you very much. Great video and narrative.

[@straycat62]

I have bought 3-4 of these deployant clasps from Long Island Watch and 2-3 from Amazon. I can tell you there is no question in the quality and finishing. The LIW ones are ready to go out of the "box". They are smooth and comfortable with no uncomfortable edges. The amazon ones, while a little more inexpensive, are full of sharp edged and all have needed additional attention to make them comfortable. The Amazon clasps really lack the refinement that the LIW ones have. I end up sitting at computer or TV and using a fine nail file board to radius all the edges on the buttons, frame, buckle side, the strap side. It takes 30-45 minutes plus PER deployant clasp. To me that is not worth saving $10 per clasp. I will only buy the LIW ones from now on.
In full disclosure, I don't know Mark, have never met Mark and am just an occasional customer of Long Island Watch. This was written to hopefully save you the headache I ended up with when ordering cheap. Thx, Joe

[@F-xe1gt]

I’ve bought some 3$ ones on AliExpress, so far so good

[@Zotrax1946]

Not only I understand how to operate this kind of clasp now, I also know why it is used👍🏻👌🏻. Even 5 year old vid has value 😊

[@mayanmejia7050]

Just bought a Bulova watch that came with a deployant clasp....nice...but I didn't know how to tighten the band. Thanks for your video. Easy peezy...now off to buy my wife a deployant clasp for her watch band. Helpful video. Thank you.

[@mikep197]

Just installed mine today. Nice product. I thought it might a lot of bulk to the strap but it's actually not too bad. Your video helped a lot with the install - thanks!

[@adrianblaze]

THANK YOU Mark with Long Island Watch! You saved me money and most importantly time! It was so easy! Thank you!

[@KeeperOfMajorKey]

Thanks Mark for the articulate walk-through. I do this myself already, but I appreciate the vocabulary from an obvious craftsman.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@lavaundaselby]

Thank you! I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to work this😁 you are a life saver💕

[@CanalUnoMx]

Great video! Never thought about how the deployant clasp extends the life of a strap.

[@reeseinny]

Thank you so much. This was great. You have given me many ideas. I just bought a watch and I didn’t know how to adjust the band until this video. Thanks!!!

[@albertl924]

Thanks Marc. Great instructional video.
Replaced my Seiko 5 snk793 stainless steel band
with a blue leather clasp . Looks great now.

[@davidnorth9390]

Hello Marc, --AGAIN-- When the student is ready, the teacher appears! This demonstration/tutorial is VERY helpful, --and (several years after you produced it), --it's "TIMELY" ;-) Thank you and timeless best wishes!

[@mrwan7010]

I've had a watch strap for about a year that I've wanted to use but had no idea how it worked.....until now. Thanks for the video.

[@stationplaza4631]

Thanks Marc...I purchased two leather straps for my Invicta Pro Divers for wearing in the summer. I'm so getting those buckles upgraded now...Thanks again.

[@islandwatch]

Sounds like a good plan.

[@wongfeihung9724]

Brilliant tutorial, clear and informative. Taught me something very useful. Going to upgrade the fasteners on all my leather watch straps... thank you so much! WFH

[@jeremygruzd871]

Thanks Mark! Your videos have been very helpful.

[@steelsteez6118]

Thank you Marc. Yet again, coming in clutch!!

[@georginaawotwe591]

U just saved me
I've trying to figure it out since morning, now is 4:02pm 😥
Finally I've found a way out🤗🤗🤗
Thanks 👍👍

[@kato223]

One thing to keep in mind, the "U" end that you attach to the buckle end of your band, sometimes you have to shave the band down a bit to make it fit. I have several resin bands that I had to do this to so the clasp would actually attach. Other than that, I am 100% all about deployant clasps helping the bands last way longer!

[@MadJanitor631]

I love your how-to videos. Thanks

[@GigawingsVideo]

I just got my first deployment buckle and used this video to help me put it on. It looks damn good and easy to wear!

[@islandwatch]

Great! Enjoy!!!!

[@vargjames7463]

Nicely done! Without watching your demonstration, I would not have been able to buckle my JBW deployant buckle. Thanks.

[@adlanhaziq]

Thank you Mark! Helpful for a college kid getting into the big leagues of watches (my Timex doesn’t have this lol)

[@ansdguy1]

Great instructional video. I am pretty mechanically inclined, normally, but this thing was making me crazy! It so happens that I own a carbon fiber, digital caliper that I picked up on Amazon for well under $10.00. That's in case you don't order on from this gentleman.

[@stevekim8748]

Thank you for your excellent tutorial.

[@abmorose6531]

The best HOW TO Vids in all youtube! Thanks Mark

[@Myaccisbanned]

Cool I'll have to do this with my fluco band when it arrives. thanks for the tutorial

[@anthonyperkins5856]

NICE! I want at new watch and this is one of the accessories for it. I wasn't sure if. I was going to get it because I didn't know how they work, this video shows how it works and now Im sold. Awesome video!

[@josho.9530]

You helped me put on my new movado haha, never had a bracelet-style before. Thank you!

[@shatteredglamstudios]

Thanks, just what I needed to see.

[@adilhaciyev9371]

Thanks a lot.I had a difficulty with the pin solved it. Thans,thanks,again thanks

[@AntPDC]

I had to revisit your excellent video here 5 years on after my leather strap finally died today. Ever grateful to you given the absolutely useless videos on YT on this topic elsewhere!

[@slimjim1872]

Mark - Thanks for the great video! Jim

[@RashaHilal]

Thanks a lot, my little niece says to tell you "You're a life saver"

[@BrianBlakley]

Very helpful video. I have hated the leather bands on most of my watches and replaced them with metal bracelets which are much easier to put on and take off. Maybe this will let me put the leather bands back on some of my watches again. Thanks!

[@islandwatch]

You are most welcome.

[@sargera1]

every time we try to fasten / remove watch we always fear the cracking leather LOL

[@joeslacker1020]

@@islandwatch Hey, man. What number/letter stainless steel type do I need for someone with allergies to cheap metals? I know they're not always 100% stainless steel, so I'm unsure.

[@moorwatch9654]

@@joeslacker1020 I think a of clasps are made of 316 SS 👍

[@tarquesh]

Perfect vid. I bought a watch with butterfly lock for the firsttime in my life, but the watch seller adjust the strap to loose. So by the vid i’d adjust the strap, and my new watch fits perfectly on my wrist. Normaly i have the famous pin buckle, and of course a strap will be worn out quicly. I not know that you can put the strap without bending in the first lug., so it is saving my crocodile strap for a while. My other watch is also suited with a crocodile strap, so maybe i will put a butterfly lock on it to. I have also a watch with calfskin.

[@RichFitzwel]

Good camera angles! Very helpful

[@MarkMphonoman]

Thanks for the very helpful tips. Mark

[@ivanberberov5356]

This video helped me a lot! Thanks

[@eCelia08]

Very well explained. Thank you.

[@mikesmith5389]

Really useful and informative video .. thanks 👍

[@dromadrosis]

Excellent, excellent, excellent... Thank you very much!

[@salvadorarias9339]

Excellent!! waiting for my bambino.

[@nickbutter9270]

2016 Upload .... In 2022 This vid is still relevant ... Thanks for the tutorial

[@affiniteit7537]

Very informative. Thank you for uploading sir.

[@davidcoleman2463]

I did not think about this . Thanks .

[@muffemod]

"It popped right awf"
"Now that it's instawlled"
Love lawnguyland accents.

[@Agateophobiadragon]

muffemod I feel ya. I love when my mom's accent comes out. (It's rare, because she hasn't lived there in decades, but it's great when it does)

[@kingbk1592]

Law it when pewple care about the accent in a watch video

[@genevievebergez7436]

Thank you! Very clear presentation!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@nofreedom1586]

Thanks Mark. Its been a while since I worn my watch. Recently had it repaired with new band and I am in stupid mode to put it on haha. Thanks buddy

[@Kmat5422]

Mark, you are a genius! I am a high school teacher of 15 years, and a huge fan of how you deliver your lessons. I will only make my seiko and orient watch purchases through your store if only for your brilliant customer service and educational model. Thanks for making me interested in watches.
Btw, I’d love to get my wife an Orient Soma for her birthday next year, I’ve noticed that you don’t carry those in your store. Any suggestions as to where I could get one? Or, will your store be carrying those any time soon?

[@coleanc]

Thanks so much, got a new Breitling watch and had to set up the new band and you saved me going back to the dealer and looking stupid

[@loudspeaker-solutions]

got this i needed to see, thanks

[@mkvhardhat]

Yup, took a bit of reverse engineering, but finally figured it out. Thank you very much

[@normanbataille8865]

Thanks so much for this video. You got an additional subscriber 😀

[@horacesawyer2487]

Short sweet and to the point. I'm ready to deploy a deployant.

[@manchurian.global]

Thanks for the usefull video. Nice watch. One of my favorite.

[@islandwatch]

Thank you for watching.

[@herbplaxe]

Very good Video!

[@artl52]

thanks, very helpful

[@ooozturk9195]

Great explanation, thanks alot guys !

[@ronmejia184]

I'm

[@rolandnyul]

Really helpful, thx a lot

[@AntPDC]

Wonderful presentation LIW, thank you. Most helpful.
Ordering a deployant clasp asap for a tan calfskin flieger-style strap (I'm looking for the classic riveted version for my flieger repro watch).

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@timmydo4701]

Helpful . Many thanks

[@MrJames-cr6lu]

Thanks for the explanation..

[@Fr33dom35]

I could have wasted whole afternoon trying to figure out how my new watch works...Thanks friend.

[@Silver-st2zq]

Very helpful thanks 👍

[@mikel.laughridge9480]

Thank you Mark!

[@malthus101]

Very useful thanks.

[@guntersaw7024]

Thanks great video!!!

[@bolununbully]

I found out how to open the buckle thanks to this video while struggling without actually trying something just not to break it

[@dr.martyharris31]

thank you! very helpful!

[@islandwatch]

Glad you found it useful.

[@henrikkoberstein]

Very informative video, thank you! Didn't know I can buy butterfly clasps separately. :-)

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@capitalaquatics5553]

well done sir... nice video

[@zandertechhh]

Thanks alot. This really helped me

[@islandwatch]

You’re welcome!

[@JonathanGrandt]

Ohh I like that. I was wondering about these.

[@alexdem98]

Beautiful watch.

[@islandwatch]

Thanks.

[@locNguyen-jb1vt]

thank you for the video

[@philipallen2730]

excellent love these clasps

[@islandwatch]

Indeed!

[@mattys1467]

Thanks so much, as ever. Problem sorted

[@dahak972]

Thanks Mark!

[@rrlarrubia9491]

Great! I actually looked for this video to add clãs to a Bambino! Hehehe

[@1alphared]

Thank you mark.

[@dyudhanugraha]

Thanks...it works 😀

[@jaysekhon8014]

That Orient is a classic!

[@islandwatch]

Yes, it is!

[@KakashiHatake-ou7mp]

Quite an interesting topic!

[@islandwatch]

Thanks!

[@maribelmuniz2123]

Really nice

[@bdehalfdead5510]

About to add one of these to my automatic bulova dress watch. But next month I'm getting a long island dress watch 😎

[@Questionnaireapologetics]

Big help!

[@thomasalundago6332]

Thanks for sharing

[@wademullis7377]

Thank you very much.

[@gritsteel4559]

Fabulous ! I've been looking at other UA-cam butterfly clasp videos and I still could not figure out how to open the butterfly clasp installed on a strap I bought. Yours mentioned "it's called a double push-button deployant 'cause it has two buttons on it ....", and eureka ! Darn, why don't other videos mention it, grrr. Thanks, problem solved !

[@fabriziobibo7619]

Thanks for video.. 👌👌👍👍👋🇮🇹

[@oldgeordiegeezer3086]

Excellent - I sat down to browse to find exactly this. I have a smart watch with a leather strap and antennas sewn inside the strap so I cant change the strap. I also have a couple of other watches with leather straps that I would like to "convert". Where can I get these?

[@jf8050]

Thank you!

[@SwazNasty]

Just got one of these off eBay for a couple bucks, got it, and saw the bar in the other end where you feed the strap through- I thought it was blocking the strap from going through!! lol.. didn't realize it opened up and the little bar went through the hole. Duh!! Thought mine was defective haha.

[@firdausmukhtar]

Great video Marc. i have a Graf Zepplin 7656-5 with 20m lug size. Which clasp size would you recommend to fit in?

[@lurkingcorsa10]

thnks..bro! let me to instal it t my favorite watch 😁