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Benrus 25 Jewel Fe 255 Movement stem removal


Rishah

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second hand is off th watch , I need to remove the stem, haven't worked with a lot of automatic ones . This is a Benrus 25 Jewel Fe 255 Movement, anyone has any idea of how to remove the  stem. Pic is attached here 

I think it is by unscrewing the screw on the top of stem but need confirmation to avoid messing up the movement 

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5 hours ago, Rishah said:

This is a Benrus 25 Jewel Fe 255 Movement

That's a very confusing model number.

FE 255 suggests that it's made by France Ebauche and that it's a Cal.255 (if there is such a thing). However it isn't, which could cause you issues if you need to get parts for it. It is in fact an ETA movement, I think 23xx family. You may find a number on the main plate underneath the balance wheel that would identify it exactly.

As @Nucejoe says, it's the screw closest to the stem.

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