Alessi quartz watch

[ConAlba]

I have just joined this very informative and friendly forum.

I was given this watch years ago as a present, so it has some sentimental value to me, and I like the design.

It stopped working some time ago, and I dug it out of its drawer recently and sourced a new Hattori VJ21B movement. The back screws off, and the old movement was easily removed. However I cannot see how to get the face out to replace the hands. There is a split line on the case [see photos], is it likely that I can prise it apart there?

Many thanks in advance for any advice.

Ronnie

[clockboy]

It a new one for me but it looks like it splits or twists here. Fine one edged razor blade might do the trick.

 

 

 

 

 

[ConAlba]

2 hours ago, clockboy said:

It a new one for me but it looks like it splits or twists here. Fine one edged razor blade might do the trick.

 

Thanks for the reply. I reckoned it would be less likely that it would twist due to the rounded square shape.

I wondered about some kind of improvised press using a blade clamped to a drill press vice... ?

 

 

 

 

[digginstony]

It's reminiscent of a Freida Lacher watch that I own. Is the watch German?

The case back is removed to change the battery. Can't quite see how you removed the quartz movement from the rear but from the photos, the dial feet appear to be undamaged.

A fine edged case knife should remove the bezel from the front, if the bezel is removable. Look for a small recess for a knife around the bezel.

If the bezel isn't removable, remove the crystal with a grab tool and the dial will fall out.

Attach the movement to the dial feet and load back into the case from the front and enjoy your watch !

Tony

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[ConAlba]

The Alessi company is Italian, but the watch could have been made elsewhere.

Removing the movement from the rear probably wasn't one of my better ideas, but I got away with it. I'll have another go at trying to split the case tomorrow and report back.

[ConAlba]

So...armed with a bit more confidence from the advice given here, I went at the case join less tentatively, and it split fairly easily. Everything cleaned, hands fitted, movement replaced, watch reassembled, watch now ticking away happily.

Thanks again!

[Fyi I found some tiny engraving inside reading "SII Marketing" which suggested that it was made by Seiko, and some Googling confirmed this]