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

Hey Javier!

Sorry to hear about your bad experience...but then again we all learn from our mistakes...practise makes master.

Such a 3 point-wrench is also one of my worst nightmares...I don't have one myself and I never used one...every $$$ such a thing costs is money that you could better spend on something else IMHO.

Cheers,
Abel.

: Very interesting post, i couldnt open an autavia i have for sale is
: very tight and didnt want to ruin the case back!

: The first day i bought the classsic wrench with 3 points i tried to
: open one my best watches to practice, the result was awfall i
: scratch all the case back, and injured my hand, with a 3 to 4 Cm
: cut, at 4 Am in the night and the wound was full of grease that
: the wrench had! this was my first experience as wacth maker.

: After that lovelly fiirst experience, i improve a little bit my
: skills, bought the classicc holder with 4 red stopers and also a
: rolex key. But anyway i can say i am not good as watch maker,
: soemtimes i have issues taking aour braccellets as well!

: I would be very ineterested in seeing how you open the autavias,
: because i tried to udse my classic holder with 4 red stoppers
: and couldnt do it, the stoppers were touching or extremley
: cclose to the pushers!

: Regards

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