Installation
An hour at the kitchen table, or an afternoon at the studio.
Kits arrive pre-cut, so the work is placement and patience rather than trimming. If you would rather not do it over your own watch, a studio partner will.
Applying it yourself
What the hour looks like.
- Before you start
- Work on a clean, lint-free surface in good light, with the bracelet off the wrist. Take spring bars out only if you are comfortable doing so — the kit does not require it.
- Clean
- Wipe every surface with the supplied alcohol pad and let it flash off. Anything left under the film stays under the film.
- Place
- Peel one piece at a time and set it down from one edge rather than dropping it flat. Each piece is cut for one location, and the sheet is numbered in order.
- Seat
- Press from the centre outward with the squeegee. Small edge lift settles over the first day as the adhesive wets out.
- Rest
- Leave the watch off the wrist for a few hours before wearing it. Keep it away from water for the first day.
Studio installation
Let a partner fit it instead.
Choose studio installation in the configurator and it is added as its own line at checkout, priced and fulfilled separately from the kit. The studio contacts you to arrange the drop-off once the order is in.
From $55
Care and removal
It comes off the way it went on.
- Everyday
- Wash and wipe the watch as you always have. The film takes soap and water without complaint.
- Avoid
- Solvents, abrasive polish, and ultrasonic cleaners. They will haze the surface long before they trouble the adhesive.
- Removal
- Warm the piece gently, lift a corner with a fingernail, and pull back on itself at a shallow angle. The adhesive releases clean and leaves no residue.
- Replacement
- Film is a wear item. Most owners re-cover a daily-wear piece every year or two, and a rotation piece far less often.