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It looks like a screw type. If correct it will depend on how tight it is for the method used to remove. The sticky ball method is not good for the really tight one,s. Some members have attached a bolt to the back using supper glue undoing with a spanner then cleaning the back afterwards. 

Last year I bit the bullet & purchased a Horotecc case opener which is the best opener for the screw types, but you still need the appropriate die,s for the various makes.

 

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A better pic will help.

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If the case back has serrations does that mean your looking for jaws with a triangle end that you attach and turn anticlockwise? I've never come across this type of case back

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here is the correct tool for Rolex type case backs 

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