Stem removal help?

[WolfKissed]

Yeah so I decided today that I’m the absence of professional schooling on watchmaking, failure is always a good teacher. So I’m taking apart a $60 watch but uh… can’t figure out how to remove the damn stem. Most nice watches have a little push or hold part to engage to release the stem.. this thing doesn’t seem to so I’m at a loss.

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[Plaasbaas]

I don't recognize this movement and frankly I'm a beginner, too. But mostly I've been lucky to find the stem release in movements I don't know by shifting the stem from winding to date or time setting position, and while I do that I observe the area close to the stem very closely under magnification.

In most cases somewhere will be some movement, like a little metal lip that's there in one position of the stem, and recesses in an other position of the stem. The little thing that I can see moving is almost always the stem release mechanism, which I will try to manipulate as gentle as possible and so far always with success.

Again, please be aware that I am no expert, just humbly sharing what little experience I have gathered so far. Please don't break your movement just because I gave bad advice

 

[ShiroTenshi]

it's that button nearest to your stem

 

[easy_beaching]

Just don't push too hard, or your next lesson will be learning how to reset the keyless works!

 

[WolfKissed]

I don't recognize this movement and frankly I'm a beginner, too. But mostly I've been lucky to find the stem release in movements I don't know by shifting the stem from winding to date or time setting position, and while I do that I observe the area close to the stem very closely under magnification.

In most cases somewhere will be some movement, like a little metal lip that's there in one position of the stem, and recesses in an other position of the stem. The little thing that I can see moving is almost always the stem release mechanism, which I will try to manipulate as gentle as possible and so far always with success.

Again, please be aware that I am no expert, just humbly sharing what little experience I have gathered so far. Please don't break your movement just because I gave bad advice

Thanks buddy… I found it. It was what I thought it was but apparently took more “umph” to get it to release! I was being to light with it before in fear of breaking it. I guess with a shitty movement you have to be a little more rough. Lol

 

[WolfKissed]

it's that button nearest to your stem

Thanks! I finally got it. I was pushing on that button w a roll but it wasn’t working which had me doubting. Turns out I just had to get aggressive with it. It’s not exactly an ETA movement. Haha

 

[Plaasbaas]

Good, you found it. With some movements release is dependant on the position of the stem (winding, date or time setting). There should always be almost unnoticeable movement of the release mechanism when you manipulate the stem, wether it is a button, a screw or a little metal lip, which is a cool tell that you are "umph"-ing at the right place.

Sometimes the force of hulk is needed, other times, like this weekend, I barely touched it and ended up having to reset the keyless works.

 

[p0pperini]

Sometimes the force of hulk is needed, other times, like this weekend, I barely touched it and ended up having to reset the keyless works.

So true.

As a general rule, I've found that cheap 2813 movements are very forgiving and will happily cope with the sort of over-zealous prodding I'm inclined to employ. ETA movements, on the other hand, aren't...