It gets the job done, but be careful. I bought a Sturling watch (my first "flashy" purchase ever) which had a band that was too big for my wrist. So I got this because I didn't want to ruin the band. About two minutes into using this device, the pin remover part that slides into the links kept twisting and shooting underneath the band while the sides of its channel kept wanting to push outward (since they're only plastic). This wouldn't be a problem if you could use a vice to clamp it to the table, but since it's only plastic, I didn't want to break it. In the end, it took me about 45 minutes to remove three links. Overall, it's not the worst, but if I had to do it again, I'd spend a little more for at least something metal.