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grsnovi Distinguished Member

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I replied to my post re: waiting for and receiving the Pobeda ZIM 2602 with the following (and I'm reposting here to get better exposure).

Any ideas on opening this critter? It doesn't seem to have a separate bezel (some of these required you to pop the bezel and remove the movement through the front). I can't seem to find a spot along the case back that is enlarged for a case knife. Pressure with a ball isn't doing me any good. Suggestions?

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The items listed below I have found to be very useful in opening tight snap on backs

This first one is a little expensive and I sam sure I paid a lot less for mine but can't find the original listing, but if its good enough for Richard Perrett its good enough for me.  Shop around I think I paid less than £30 for mine, although prices are going up everywhere at the moment. 😞

 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134127834916?hash=item1f3aa45724:g:noYAAOSwSrBijIx7

This one is a very close copy of the one sold by Horotec at the usual fraction of the price, this one is useful as it does Backs, Bezels and Strap adjustments

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000342694646.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.74511ceatKOjg7&algo_pvid=c4bfb436-f750-480b-979b-806b69445bab&algo_exp_id=c4bfb436-f750-480b-979b-806b69445bab-32&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000026992532652"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!GBP!!25.91!25.91!!8.55!!%402100bde316562309460235614ea1f5!12000026992532652!sea

This last one is a sort of oversize automatic center punch, just locate the blade edge in the slot between back and case and push until a click is heared and the back pops off.

Yes I buy too many tools 😉

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000135973389.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.45.3e66c96cWmm37s&pdp_npi=2%40dis!GBP!￡21.36!￡21.36!￡21.36!!!!%402100bde116561681137508886e9798!10000000409646739!sh

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Yes I have a tool to open these blighters. See pic some case backs just do not oblige with a case knife. However the style of opener I use does have an issue in that if not carful the case back when released flies away into way and beyond E03D8E12-6705-4E2C-BBE6-91740A9BC63E.jpeg.bdb3f2dba5f8783de50f8b51fab43367.jpeg

 

 

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