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I tried removing the crystal with air pressure but was unsuccessful. I'm beginning to wonder if some of these inexpensive quartz watches are meant to be disposable and are unrepairable.

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4 minutes ago, Lawren5 said:

Yes, the retainer was taken out and does not appear in the photo.

Are you sure that there isn't a steel retaining ring sprung into the case? If it is, then, with the stem out, you should be able to rotate it a bit using the slot that the stem went through....

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With the stem removed,  where the slot in the case is, can you see the edge of the aluminium dial? If it doesn't project further than the edge of the slot it may just be a tight fit in the case........When magnified, the picture appears to show vertical scratch marks in the inner ring, suggesting that the edge of the dial made them on insertion...

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It's not a good photo but no, the edge of the dial is not visible. The dial is about 1.3 mm larger in diameter than the opening and there is considerable side-to-side play in the dial with the movement retainer removed.

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47 minutes ago, Lawren5 said:

It's not a good photo but no, the edge of the dial is not visible. The dial is about 1.3 mm larger in diameter than the opening and there is considerable side-to-side play in the dial with the movement retainer removed.

Looks like you are going to have to lift the bezel with a very thin knife. Try adjacent to one of the lugs, you should be able to get some leverage there if you can start to get a blade in.....

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