Rolexman Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Dear all, I have a watch my grandfather gave my father and he on his turn gave it to me. I have no idea if it's an expensive watch but my father told me it was 18K gold..... and off course it is of great sentimental value. As you can see it endured a lot, but man does that ad character . When it was given to me it didn't work so I want to see if I can get it running again. Now I noticed it has a one piece case and I have absolutely no idea how to get to the movement.... Any help would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Most likely a monocoque case...the crystal basically needs to be squeezed and lifted and it'll come off... force is applied to the crown with a lever-like tool and it'll come out...then you flip over the watch and out comes the movement...it was the water resistance of the 50s and 60s... one of my vintage Omegas has the same system...pain in the ass. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3691758.html Scroll down and the technical aspects of the case are there... Hope this helps and enjoy your new piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketeer Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 There's plenty of lip there for a crystal claw to lift that one. You do find some that need to be popped off by pumping air in through the stem tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Check if it has a split stem before trying to force the crown. Once you lift the crystal with a lift, see if you can juggle the movement, and sight the stem, (maybe try pulling the stem out) You may see a "key" like join in the stem, which when turned to the right plane, will seperate, allowing the crown and a small section to be removed. Then the movement will just fall out. Offshore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Thank you all for the input! It has been of great help. I'm still not sure if I'm going to give it a try or leave it up to an expert. This one I just don't want to screw up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'd leave it to an expert...not sure what your level of expertise is but if it's sentimental the last thing you want to do is accidentally screw something up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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