Cant Get My Friiiiiggin Caseback Open

[lionsandtigers]

on my tw gmt, tried on it to contract the metal but it wont budge, anyone have any homemade tricks?

i got the gen dial set up on the modified movement and she's just dying to get in her new home, help

[2005SUBMARINER]

hey bro i use a pair of latex gloves & it works every time ! good luck ..

[lionsandtigers]

latex gloves???? how so?

[2005SUBMARINER]

just slip em on your hands & back out the case back ! works every time for me !

[lionsandtigers]

so wait, just press my hand down on the caseback with the latex glove on?

[2005SUBMARINER]

use both your thumbs to in the counter clock wise direction & it should back out very easy !

unless some one glued that caseback on

[lionsandtigers]

this thing is ON!! maybe i should blowdry it

[marrickvilleboy]

have you considered perhaps purchasing a caseback opener?

try duct tape wrapped around your hand and pressing down on the caseback and twist.

BTW....I'm a little worried that you do mods to your watch yet don't have basic tools.....

Edited December 10, 2006 by Marrickvilleboy

[lionsandtigers]

i have a caseback opener but it stinks, i used the duct tape, no go, usually a caseback comes off with ease with the tape.

i dont do mods as a career, just for hobby if someone needs help, and if i NEEDED a new caseback opener, i would buy one, just trying to get it off without having to spend the money.

[V]

Rubber gloves always work for me...

[2005SUBMARINER]

hey bro if your still in the NYC area you might wana take it to the watch makers at NYC CANAL ST just to have it opened .

they will work on anything those guys down there .. good luck

[Pugwash]

if i NEEDED a new caseback opener, i would buy one

It looks like that time has come.

[gioarmani]

If you don't already have them, get the Bergeon openers from Andrew--only $40:

http://www.trustytime.com/index.php?main_p...products_id=732

The only time I've had trouble on one that was wrenched down so tight, I put a small drop of watch oil in about 3 or 4 different places around the caseback, in the crack where it meets the case, left it to sit for an hour or so, and then it popped right off. Make sure not to get any oil on the case-back itself, or your opener will slip & scratch it.

[HauteHippie]

So have you gained on it yet, l&t ?

[Dario33]

Wad of duct tape is my preferred method.

[haveblue]

narikaa had some sticky balls to use to open case backs....i missed out on getting one of them but i instead used a racquet ball.....worked like a charm until i bought a REAL caseback opener.

.....l&t, i hope you've had success in opening that thing up so you can drop in the new internals. we want pics when you are finished!

[thewightstuff]

you definately need a case back opener to make life easier. also if you are needing to heat it to free it, a hairdrier isnt going to give you enough.

you will need to use a kitchen torch or the stove.

just put the case back against the tip of the flame for a while while holding it with pliers or similar, drop it face down onto an oven mit and then use the opener to unscrew.

im guessing the proper tool will see it come off relatively simply. though only reason for heat would be if someone had been kind enough to threadlock it. you will know when youve heated enough as you will smell the thread lock once it gives

[lionsandtigers]

went to a jeweler, loosend it lickity split