removing buckle from AP novelty

[LarryL]

Hey everyone,

So I recently bought a white rubber strap for my AP 44mm novelty.
I also bought a AP bands changing tool, and I was able to easily remove and reattach the straps.

Where I ran into problems was with removing the buckle.
Anyone has any advice on this?

I followed these instructions:
http://www.watchprosite.com/?page=wf...803&pi=6846988

But was not able to remove the buckle no matter how hard I pushed it