Removal of OS 20 movement in rep Grand Carrera caliber 17 RS2 to repair pusher

[clive]

Hi.  As a newbie I'm looking for some assistance.  I have a rep Grand Carrera caliber 17 RS2 which I like very much (picture attached).  This one is powered by a Miyota OS 20 quartz movement.  Unfortunately I need to give the reset pusher attention as I over-tightened the locking ring and, when I freed it, the locking ring and the pusher button tend to rotate together rather than the locking ring unscrewing freely over the button.  OK it still works after a fashion but I like things right. To sort this out I need to remove the movement.  When I opened up the back of the watch I could find no way of removing the movement from that side, although the stem released no problem (and reattached too!).  A bit of searching on the internet revealed that the movement has to be removed from the front after removing the bezel and crystal which is new ground for me.  Can anyone tell me how to do this without damaging anything, preferably with some picture to illustrate the process?

[icoopernicus]

That doesn't sound right, maybe some pictures with the case back open would help. That movement and dial should come out from the back of the case...

[Uberscreamer]

I agree with Icoopernicus on this one.  If there is a caseback at all, typically it will allow for the movement to come out through the back.  The majority of watches do work this way, except for some with sealed backs, like the BR01 series from Bell & Ross.    As stated above,  pics will greatly improve your chances of one of us being able to help. 

 

I am sure that you have already checked, but there may be little brackets that are separate from the case / mech, but attached to the mech via screws in there.  Hope this helps!

[SSTEEL]

The movement comes out from the front on these.  You need to remove the bezel and crystal after removing the movement clamps.

 

Its certainly the case for the A7750 model.

Edited May 29, 2014 by SSTEEL

[clive]

Hi Guys. Thanks for your replies. I got the idea of removing the movement from the front of the case here at RWG. The web address for the start of this thread is 'http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/116498-remove-movement-from-grand-carrera-cal36/' and the title of the thread is 'Remove movement from Grand Carrera cal 36', started by RWG member 'mattheis'. Any more help will be gratefully received and I reckon it could help others too. I must emphasize that I don’t want to do any damage through careless surgery or using the wrong tools!  Unfortunately the system isn't allowing me to attach a photo of the watch with the back removed at the moment.
Best
Clive