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  Clocks Magazine tips | September 2006

Opening screw-back cases

This is the method I used for opening screw-back cases which have no slots or flats for case openers.

Stick a wooden block, slightly hollowed-out if necessary, to the back of the watch case with rubber adhesive. Leave it overnight to set, then put the block in a vice and hand turn the watch. Leave the block where it is for re-fitting.

Bernard Tabor

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