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Re: How do we open our watches/cases?? (screwback)

I say "Please open this Mr Watchmaker" :)

I could get one of those rubber balls, I suppose, I do quite like to see the movements but then I also don't want to get dust in there either.

I saw one watch on eBay recently where the caseback appeared to have been opened with a bottle top, there were deep "toothmarks" gouged into it. I'm with you, I don't like it when a caseback (or worse, the case itself) has been marked by clumsy opening.

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