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Hi All, I'm a late commer to watch repair. As I've mentioned in a reply to one of the members, the place where I work ordinarily goes as far a movement replacement. The owner has good reason to limit the depth of the repair, but I can't help but want to go into the nuts 'n bolts. Therefore, I have to find my own time to try things. With a busy home life, I'm limited. Since I can replace movements I came up with a handy way to pull the stem (I can never find a movement holder). I was taught to use an old stem as a release but, sometimes find it awkward I modified two types of dental flossers. They permit me to hold the old stem with my index finger while using my thumb and middle finger to hold the movement. I broke the tip off the flosser and used a pin vise to drill a hole to thread the stem into the end. One style gives me a way to depress the dimple when it's offset. The other style uses a sewing machine needle. I've attached photos. Hope someone finds this helpful, Dave
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Hey guys! I recently acquired a 1971 caravelle diver with a plastic resin, one piece case. Entry to the movement is through the front. I removed the bezel and crystal thinking that I could just remove the hands and maybe the dial would come off exposing the keyless works. However, when I lifted the dial I was able to catch a glimpse of the edge of the movement and I could clearly see a dial foot screw. It it possible that I have a two piece stem? Does it just pull out with some force? I don't want to break anything, but would like to clean and service this watch as it's been sitting for who know's how long! Any help would be appreciated. The movement looks to be a hand wound bulova 7089. I checked ranftt but didn't see any info. Have you guys seen this before?
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Hello there, Can anyone advise me how to remove the stem from a Tissot 2031. I can not see an obvious screw or push button or plate. I just recently picked this up and need to empty the casing for some TLC. Any help would be gratefully received. Cheers, Vich