Tom Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Can anyone advise me on how to remove the stem on a quartz mechanism. There is no holding screw as with the UNITAS - it appears you simply pull with needle nose pliers, but this leaves you very open to damage. Would be grateful for any advice as I need to get the mechanism out of the case. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavor flav Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Can anyone advise me on how to remove the stem on a quartz mechanism. There is no holding screw as with the UNITAS - it appears you simply pull with needle nose pliers, but this leaves you very open to damage. Would be grateful for any advice as I need to get the mechanism out of the case. Thanks in advance should be a release button. can you post a pic of the movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Can anyone advise me on how to remove the stem on a quartz mechanism. There is no holding screw as with the UNITAS - it appears you simply pull with needle nose pliers, but this leaves you very open to damage. Would be grateful for any advice as I need to get the mechanism out of the case. Thanks in advance Look for a small arrow somewhere on the movement, it should point to a pin or hole, which is the release... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 It's difficult to be specific without a photo or knowing which quartz movement you're working with. But I just finished swapping crowns on a friend's quartz watch and one of the screws near the stem hole was a set-screw for the stem. It may not be obvious (or marked), but if you can post a photo I or someone may be able to give you more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 It's a Miyota FS20. Cracked it - thanks guys. It did have a hold which said "press" near it, but the hole was so tiny you'd have been lucky to get a human hair in there. Also the stem needed to be all the way in to release it Thanks for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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