Reddit reviews SE Professional Stainless Steel Spring Bar Set (360 PC.) - JT6322WP
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Set of 360 spring bars (18 different sizes, 20 pieces per size)Spring bar size range: 8mm to 25mmSpring bar diameter: 1.5mmStainless steel materialClear plastic storage box divided into one section per size
They are 22mm. You can get them from [Amazon] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0045WE4HY?cache=ca1b3e53d018d8d87f688209d46cef9a&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&qid=1411326707&sr=8-4#ref=mp_s_a_1_4), this seemed to be the most bang for my buck.
I got mine on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045WE4HY/
unprompted advice here, but if you plan to pursue the hobby (and change straps with any frequency) it helps to have them on hand, since they have a tendency to go flying and get lost, or break.
Pick up a set of cheap ones on amazon, or spend a few bucks extra for the best quality from Otto Frei
I'd suggest buying a kit like: http://amzn.com/B0045WE4HY . It gives you way way more than you need (including a bunch of other sizes you only may potentially use on other watches), but you get that along with 20 pins that will fit your pebble for about the same price as a single pair of pins elsewhere online.
I've run into this problem a handful of times, banging my watch against a door frame or tennis racket (thank goodness for a NATO-esque band that can hold with only one pin). It's sometimes impossible to find the pin too even if you know when it came out, since they are spring loaded and can launch themselves into the grass or behind a desk.
Anyway the kit has worked well for me, though I know I'll never use the whole thing.
I think we can all agree that there's variety in quality of spring bar, though. I've bought one of those "360 spring bars for $7.50" sets before and had half of them come apart during installation.
But yeah, it's a little over the top in terms of marketing.
Never seen a hardware store that sells them, although most department stores or places with a jewelry section will have at least a basic spring bar set, many places won't even charge for them.
That said, you could just get your own assortment and never need to buy more. Something like that will be fine, but do take note these are low quality, but probably about the same as the ones on a Timex anyway.