HELP! ? My watch back cover is impossible to be removed!

ShaggyDog said:

If you aren’t sure about using a case knife on this watch just take it to a battery change place and let the guy there have a look at it this time.

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Doing this will be my last last last resort.

Raymond9010 said:

Normally with snap case back there is a very small lip between the case and case back, on some watches you need a magnifier glass to see it, am sure its there, you just have to look very closely.

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I looked over and over again, but there is no lip at all.

Joe Horner said:

Got to say, there’s some interesting logic there – “I won’t risk having my watch damaged by a professional, so I’ll DIY it even though I can’t see how to”.

It’s a snap on back, there will be a place to get under it, spotting that place and having (and selecting) an appropriate tool to use it may require professional experience. Contrary to popular myth, watchmakers don’t know, or have makers’ information to hand for, every watch out there and often have to work it out as they go!

The sort of gap you’re likely to be looking for won’t be showing up on any photos on the net, btw. You quite often need an eyeglass to see them.

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Your are wrong because I didn’t say the word “professional” at all, and I insist to do this on my own because there isn’t any authorized or professional service center where I live and I have bad experiences with the sub par technicians available in my town.
MY LOGIC IS: ruining my watch despite doing my best to preserve it, is better than giving it to someone that I’m sure he will deal with it recklessly and eventually ruin it.

Jed_B said:

Based on the below picture, follow the caseback to the lower right hand pusher (4 o’clock).
The lip on the caseback may be as thin as to be only able to slide a razor blade into, but there should be one.

Alternative is to use your fingernail, and trace the seam of the caseback until you feel a bit of a lip/gap between the caseback and the case. That’s where you should look to insert a case-knife.

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Get a magnifying glass if you can.Based on the below picture, follow the caseback to the lower right hand pusher (4 o’clock).The lip on the caseback may be as thin as to be only able to slide a razor blade into, but there should be one.Alternative is to use your fingernail, and trace the seam of the caseback until you feel a bit of a lip/gap between the caseback and the case. That’s where you should look to insert a case-knife.

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There is no lip or gap or any mark to insert any tool.
BTW: the picture is not available.

adamant365 said:

Have you actually removed the bracelet to see if the notch is hidden at the 12 or 6 position? From the two pictures on the internet that I can see of the back, it looks like the case back comes right to the edge of the case at 12 and 6. You should remove the bracelet and have a look.

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P.S: fortunately, forum rules allow uploading pictures by new members, so here you are two HD pictures of my watch back:

The bracelet is moving freely thus exposing the case beneath it so there is no need to remove it.