kronos twin Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Hello, In January, Demonslayer posted a topic about caring for his aquatimer after it has acquired moisture. When he opened the caseback, a strange little ring popped out of it. I have posted his image of that ring since I do not have access to a digital camera. I recently opened my aquatimer caseback and found that it had the same ring. It literally popped out, and now I'm concerned that I did something wrong to the watch, mainly because I don't know how to fit it back in to the caseback. i left it out because it seemed it would catch onto the rotor. 1. Can anyone tell me what this ring is? 2. Can anyone suggest how to put it back in without doing damage to the movement?sorry, here's the image Hello, In January, Demonslayer posted a topic about caring for his aquatimer after it has acquired moisture. When he opened the caseback, a strange little ring popped out of it. I have posted his image of that ring since I do not have access to a digital camera. I recently opened my aquatimer caseback and found that it had the same ring. It literally popped out, and now I'm concerned that I did something wrong to the watch, mainly because I don't know how to fit it back in to the caseback. i left it out because it seemed it would catch onto the rotor. 1. Can anyone tell me what this ring is? 2. Can anyone suggest how to put it back in without doing damage to the movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) 1) Looks like either a retaining ring for the case-back or a fastening ring for the bezel. 2) I'm not too familiar with IWCs, but if it's not a movement spacer-ring (which I sincerely doubt), the movement & the bezel functions properly, the case-back seals & it tests waterproof, maybe it was a part that didn't belong there to begin with? Edited August 2, 2009 by gioarmani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 That ring holds the movement (or the movement cover) down. You gently place it over the movement and close the caseback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Finito. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronos twin Posted August 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 thank you, man. I'll put it back in. I'm worried, but I'm going to give it a try. wow, this is terra incognita for me. That ring holds the movement (or the movement cover) down. You gently place it over the movement and close the caseback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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