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Thank you so much! I had a watch that was my moms and I want to wear it! Since she been gone for a long time! Today I got the back open thanks to your video! Hopefully soon I will get the batteries! Blessings to you and your channel!
The Needle nose (with tape across my case cover) worked like a charm. My local Watch/Jeweler has been closed for 2 years. Thank you for making the video
You can always use masking tape to keep from scratching the back or front of the watch, just leaving the removal part exposed enough to use the pliers on,works good.
Yes but when you fix watches die a living and are changing batteries on 50+ watches a day, it’s just not practical. You’re better off learning to do it without the tape. Thank god I don’t change batteries no more. If you’re a watch maker starting out, try to get the fuck away from changing batteries.
Brilliant! My cheapo watch stopped working after taking it into the ocean. A simple kitchen knife showed all the problem was, was a drop of water between the battery and the contact, and now it's back working again, so simple! Very well explained!
I have an alternative which is by using cleaning rubber gloves. Rubber gloves have excellent grip and I managed to spin the back case of my watch and tough ceiling lamp lid as well.
Thanks for the tip it worked for me lol after trying scissors I didn't have a needle nose pliers was getting frustrated but saw this comment and tried it with the kitchen glove's and it totally worked good looking out.
I know nothing about watches but got one gifted to me long ago. This video and some of the comments taught me how to open it with no damage at all to it, thanks! What I used was masking tape and thick scissors
Simplest method is to open even the tightest screw-down watch back without any risks is to superglue a large nut to the back of the case. Allow the superglue a full 24 hours to fully cure. Once the superglue is cured, you can apply a spanner to give you the leverage needed to remove even the tightest watch back. Once the back is removed, simply soak it in acetone (nail varnish remover) for 6 hours or so, and the nut will drop off.
Hope do notice me because i have a steel back watch also' it fell down on the wood but surprisingly; there's no scratch and dents etc but the watch stopped working' any tips?
I need some help closing it. I tried to use a couple of different hard cover books, but my fossil watch is not closing. The hard cover books are getting bent. Please help
Well i fixed my problem of my watch the battery didn't finish instead the parts had gotten stuck in the gears but now the second hand is 4X more faster now how do i fix that? Like if the normal clock is 12:30 and i wait for 5 mins exactly it becomes 12:35 obviously but in my watch if it's 12:30 i sit for 5 min and again see the time it's 12:56 already lik what????.....
Might try putting some clear scotch tape on the back to prevent scratches. If you're worried about scratches & a little over the notches to help the plier tips grip it. When I use a dremel/grinder to port small engine cylinders. I put tape in the cylinder to keep the grinding bit from slipping & scratching the cylinder wall.
Thank you very much sir. I will try. The guy of the jewlery told me that I have to pay him 25 euros. My watch is very old but I need to keep it with me because it's a present from my dad, and he passed away a few years ago and that's why my watch is very special for me. Regards and God bless you.
I got my battery replaced at a third party story an hour away and found out he had tightened the back with the silicone ring sticking out. The store was called "Fix it", kind ironic i need to order a replacement part after they replace a battery.
Thick ended scissors with masking tape to protect the back worked like a charm for me. Sadly I'd scratched the back earlier when trying without the tape. Don't make the same mistake :) :) :)
I just found a very nice Lucien Piccard model 26784D. Not a scratch on it, in great shape. The back was a bear to get back on after replacing the battery. Swiss made, very low tolerance. Video helped.
If you own VERNIER CALIPERS and use them to open, sorry, if you use them for anything except THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE , well, my tongue is bleeding again
i bought the callipers 6 years ago, its just sitting there, and it works like a charm to open the cap...i say if it is stupid but works then it is not stupid@@rickhewitt852
You can buy a proper wrench for the back, for cheaper than replacing a damaged vernier caliper! Amazon has lots of battery-changing kits and inexpensive casing tools.
Dude you're a life saver...I accidentally dropped my dad's watch and the back of the watch fell off ....found this video and now I could stay alive and chase my dream 🏃
Try a bit of baby oil on a toothpick on the lip. Check with a magnifying glass and see if it has some damage on the lip that maybe you can file carefully and not get dust in the watch. After four hours, it probably has some damage.
Wow! Thank you so much man! You just saved me the time, money and effort of having to go to the watch repair shop. I have the second type of watch used in the video. The pressure watch and this worked perfectly! Thanks again!!!! 👍🥳
Thx for the good video, found my old watch and the battery was dead, did go to a clock maker and he wanted 50 euro for the battery and the change, i was nope doing it home instead :)
I had a small screw driver then pliers in my hand but stopped because of the warnings. Back in 2000 a watch guy gouged the back. I will never forget the disappointment.
@@edcwatches hehe. In the end I could not resist. I went back and used pliers ensuring I used a lot of downward pressure before I gently twisted. I got it off with no damage. Whew! 7 watches and not one compatible battery did I have. P.S. standing in work boots while curled over fiddling with watches for an hour has given me over a day of back pain so far. Ow.
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You deserve the Nobel peace prize
Agreed
Agree❤🎉
Lol
Good video, but he does not
Thank you so much! I had a watch that was my moms and I want to wear it! Since she been gone for a long time! Today I got the back open thanks to your video! Hopefully soon I will get the batteries! Blessings to you and your channel!
This was SUPER helpful! You saved me time and money. I greatly appreciate the tips!
The Needle nose (with tape across my case cover) worked like a charm. My local Watch/Jeweler has been closed for 2 years. Thank you for making the video
You can always use masking tape to keep from scratching the back or front of the watch, just leaving the removal part exposed enough to use the pliers on,works good.
Great tip, thanks for sharing
Yes but when you fix watches die a living and are changing batteries on 50+ watches a day, it’s just not practical. You’re better off learning to do it without the tape. Thank god I don’t change batteries no more. If you’re a watch maker starting out, try to get the fuck away from changing batteries.
Great idea
@@burritolover5082 if your doing 50+ a day, and you don't have the right tools for the job......my tongue is bleeding
Brilliant! My cheapo watch stopped working after taking it into the ocean. A simple kitchen knife showed all the problem was, was a drop of water between the battery and the contact, and now it's back working again, so simple! Very well explained!
I have an alternative which is by using cleaning rubber gloves. Rubber gloves have excellent grip and I managed to spin the back case of my watch and tough ceiling lamp lid as well.
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Thanks for the tip it worked for me lol after trying scissors I didn't have a needle nose pliers was getting frustrated but saw this comment and tried it with the kitchen glove's and it totally worked good looking out.
I know nothing about watches but got one gifted to me long ago. This video and some of the comments taught me how to open it with no damage at all to it, thanks! What I used was masking tape and thick scissors
Great to hear!
Simplest method is to open even the tightest screw-down watch back without any risks is to superglue a large nut to the back of the case. Allow the superglue a full 24 hours to fully cure. Once the superglue is cured, you can apply a spanner to give you the leverage needed to remove even the tightest watch back. Once the back is removed, simply soak it in acetone (nail varnish remover) for 6 hours or so, and the nut will drop off.
But what if I’m impatient? 😂😂
Ain’t nobody got time for that 😂
My back case is a see-through, it'll damage it forever 😭
Time is the drawback 😂
So helpful! Needed to remove 2 watch backs, 1 of each kind. Thank you!
Thank you. I had the unnotched watch back and used the blunt knife as you suggested. Cost $3.00 for battery instead of $20.00 at the jewellers. 👍
Thank you for this video. Was trying to open my Fitron Quartz watch which was very difficult to open at first. Just opened it after watching ur video.
Clear instructions. Demonstrated and spoken slowly enough to be able to be able to follow and see exactly how you did it. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for making this video!! My watch stopped today and I'm excited to find that it can start again! I found that a butter knife works well too.
I have managed to fix my watch!! Again thank you for this video so much!!!
Thanks, do you also know about pricing watches? A friend has a swiss made girl's watch for her daughter.
Thanks! Very good teaching!
So helpful ❤
Thank you for saving me!
Hope do notice me because i have a steel back watch also' it fell down on the wood but surprisingly; there's no scratch and dents etc but the watch stopped working' any tips?
I need some help closing it. I tried to use a couple of different hard cover books, but my fossil watch is not closing. The hard cover books are getting bent. Please help
sometimes I use piece of soft wood but I recommend taking it to professional watchmaker
Thank you a lot❤. I had opened the watch, but could not close the lid, you helped me really
Well i fixed my problem of my watch the battery didn't finish instead the parts had gotten stuck in the gears but now the second hand is 4X more faster now how do i fix that? Like if the normal clock is 12:30 and i wait for 5 mins exactly it becomes 12:35 obviously but in my watch if it's 12:30 i sit for 5 min and again see the time it's 12:56 already lik what????.....
Might try putting some clear scotch tape on the back to prevent scratches. If you're worried about scratches & a little over the notches to help the plier tips grip it. When I use a dremel/grinder to port small engine cylinders. I put tape in the cylinder to keep the grinding bit from slipping & scratching the cylinder wall.
it worked! Thanks for the tip. 😁
Thank you very much sir. I will try. The guy of the jewlery told me that I have to pay him 25 euros. My watch is very old but I need to keep it with me because it's a present from my dad, and he passed away a few years ago and that's why my watch is very special for me. Regards and God bless you.
I got my battery replaced at a third party story an hour away and found out he had tightened the back with the silicone ring sticking out. The store was called "Fix it", kind ironic i need to order a replacement part after they replace a battery.
Thank you. I really appreciate the tips! Love the plier approach!
Great instructional video!!! Thank you sir.
Thick ended scissors with masking tape to protect the back worked like a charm for me. Sadly I'd scratched the back earlier when trying without the tape. Don't make the same mistake :) :) :)
worked for me
Thank you! Worked! 😃
Thanks, knife worked for my watch👏🏾👏🏾
I just found a very nice Lucien Piccard model 26784D. Not a scratch on it, in great shape.
The back was a bear to get back on after replacing the battery. Swiss made, very low tolerance. Video helped.
Where did you find it ? I lost the same watch a year ago
@@hafiz20115057 Where did you lose it? 😁
Oh, that was my watch! Send it back to my care of UA-cam.
Thank you for sharing the video,
I just learning from this video and open the watch cover to replace the battery.
How do U get the battery out if it has a plastic clip?
you remove the clip
Fantastic thank you, I managed to do my daughters watch with ease
So helpful ! Tq so much bro.
Thanks for the video this is what I thought that it needed just wanted to make sure of it
Hard surface. OMFG it opened right up. A thousand thanks!
Thanks a lot for the tips I was able to replace my battery 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you, I was hard to close it now is better
i saved myself some $10 for the cost of battery replacement when others do it
I THANK YOU VERY DEARLY
IF YOU HAVE A VERNIER CALIPERS, USE THAT TO UNSCREW THE WATCH works like it was made for the job
If you own VERNIER CALIPERS and use them to open, sorry, if you use them for anything except THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE , well, my tongue is bleeding again
i bought the callipers 6 years ago, its just sitting there, and it works like a charm to open the cap...i say if it is stupid but works then it is not stupid@@rickhewitt852
You can buy a proper wrench for the back, for cheaper than replacing a damaged vernier caliper! Amazon has lots of battery-changing kits and inexpensive casing tools.
im never gonna be able to get off the hook am i?
Dude you're a life saver...I accidentally dropped my dad's watch and the back of the watch fell off ....found this video and now I could stay alive and chase my dream 🏃
thank youu for this solved my problem 🥰
This video is very good and helpful for me 😀😀
Glad to hear that
I have a new Casio A100 the back is rectangular with no screws on notches how do I take it off?
Look at it carefully with a bright light and a magnifying glass. You will find a notch on it somewhere.
Thank you for the video but was not easy to pop off and put back on the back, in fact pushing it back on took ages, I had to use a clamp.
this was an awesome video bro ty sm
Glad it helped
Woder resistant! Love the accent 😃 thanks a lot buddy
Thanks! 😃
I remember one day wasted a watch just because I couldn’t close the case back ! Thank you now I won’t do that no more
Past the accents (W, S,&)......ok? Thanks for the help!
YOU ARE THE BEST FRIEND
Thanks this video helped me
Thank you so much! 💜💜💜💜💜
You are so welcome!
I had the second one. Thanks as all worked very well.
Thank you so much! I can change my own watch's battery by myself at home :D
Dude thank you so much. I saved myself a money from going to a repair shop!
I’m about to use the hammer to break the fucking thing! 4 hours to try to close the lid cover and it won’t close
Use piece of wood place it on something that wont break the glass.. than apply pressure with the wood or much better idea take it to someone who knows
Try a bit of baby oil on a toothpick on the lip. Check with a magnifying glass and see if it has some damage on the lip that maybe you can file carefully and not get dust in the watch. After four hours, it probably has some damage.
That was really helpful, thank you
Glad to hear it!
Great video. I did it with the thanks to your video.
Glad it helped
Would have helped if you showed us how to remove the battery
Thank you! Super helpful!
You're welcome!
You rock my friend 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼❤️
Nice knowledgeable elaborate video content. Thank You 🙏
Can I use Audition instead?
What a helpful nice video. Thank you.
"without pro tools" *uses tools nobody else has*
excellent explanations, nice and slow
Thank you!!! You're a watch saver!!!
You're welcome!!
Just fixed two watches for a sweet young lady. Thanks for facilitating!
pair of tweezers works great too!
7:09 how do u do it easily
Thank you so much 😻
Thank you for sharing. This helped me open the back of my watch to check on the battery model.
Glad it helped
Useful kwa kweli
Thank you very very mach
You are welcome
Wow! Thank you so much man! You just saved me the time, money and effort of having to go to the watch repair shop.
I have the second type of watch used in the video. The pressure watch and this worked perfectly!
Thanks again!!!! 👍🥳
Glad I could help
Genius! 👍😊
Very informative, thank you.
Thx for the good video, found my old watch and the battery was dead, did go to a clock maker and he wanted 50 euro for the battery and the change, i was nope doing it home instead :)
:) thx man love you saved me
Very helpful
Thanks 👍 for the help I have the pressure one
Thank you
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Opened with needle nose before I saw this 😎
Thanks for confirmation at least
Thanks 😊
i have the right tools but this does not work for me... it feels like mine are glued shot. it wont move a micro millimeter
I have the back of the second watch and it's sooooooo hard to close it. Until now, haven't closed it, can't use the watch because of it xD
Thank you!
Excellent video 👍
I had a small screw driver then pliers in my hand but stopped because of the warnings. Back in 2000 a watch guy gouged the back. I will never forget the disappointment.
congrats I think you are the first one that heard the warnings
@@edcwatches hehe. In the end I could not resist. I went back and used pliers ensuring I used a lot of downward pressure before I gently twisted. I got it off with no damage. Whew! 7 watches and not one compatible battery did I have. P.S. standing in work boots while curled over fiddling with watches for an hour has given me over a day of back pain so far. Ow.
Soooooooooooooo helpful thank you
Many thanks
Thank u this video helped me so much u the best
Thanks a whole lot for this.
thanks a lot
Thank u very helpful 💯🤗🤗🤗
shattered the glass on my watch...thanks
I have seen people open them with a rubber round ball.
That is great method if you have one
Thank you so much
it didn’t work for my pressure cap, it just didn’t work what do I do