Anker watch with no removable back

[AndyGSi]

4 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Has the tube come away from the case ?

Just looked a bit big and rusty to me to me original.

[nenyon1]

31 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Has the tube come away from the case ?

Forgive my ignorance.  I would have said there wasn't a tube.  This looks to me like the stem goes through the case, has a gasket of some sort, then the crown. 

I just poked at the gasket. It's separate from the crown, but fits inside the crown.  If I cut away the gasket, carefully,  I could put tweezers on the outside of the case to rotate off that crown...  Or cut it off, gulp.

Edited April 4 by nenyon1

[AndyGSi]

That explains why it looks so rough.

Yes I'd get rid of the gasket and hold the stem their to remove the crown.

[watchweasol]

Hi. Sooner than hacking the gasket off try gripping the stem between the dial and case with some fine nosed pliers, or even grind a pair down to fit. I have used this method before when stubborn crowns and stems refuse to budge.

[rehajm]

Nice. Yah then the intention is to unscrew the crown if yo can get some purchase on it. How much of the back can you expose? 

[watchweasol]

The hope is once the crown is off you lift the movement at the nine position tilting the movement up to clear the case then slide out.