How To Open The Back Of A Pocket Watch. This exposes the inner ring with its hinge at the 12 oclock position and a groove at the 6 oclock location. If its difficult to unscrew the back check again to see that its not a Swing-Ring or invisible-hinge case.
To replace the battery use a nail file to pry the back off near the stem winder. To open an SR case unscrew the bezel in a manner similar to removing the back of a SBB case. To unscrew the back of a Screw back Bezel case hold the watch dial down in the palm of your left hand with the winding stem more properly called the pendant up against your left thumb.
To open an SR case unscrew the bezel in a manner similar to removing the back of a SBB case.
The crown winding knob is almost always at 12 Oclock while the second hand is at 6 Oclock. Next hold the watch dial up in the palm. Not sure how its assembled but I managed to turn it about a quarter turn and it didnt unthread at all. Here you insert the edge of a knife under the lip.
