Pocket Watch Cases and How to Open

You helped me open 3 grandparents' watches. Nice clear closeups. Thank you!!

You helped me open my Grandfather's watch! Thank you!

Thanks for the info, I have a RR Watch like the last one you showed and wasn't sure how to set the time, but I followed your directions, removed the front of the case with my rubber ball, pulled out the lever and was able to set the time with the crown, thanks again.

Good video, I've just bought a really nice 19th century English silver watch, I couldn't work out how to open the face part until watching this, the back is a top push button and I wouldn't have thought to push down the button when closing either, so thanks for that 👍

These watches all have different times.

Thanks so much for this tutorial; it made opening the inner case of an English pocket watch so much easier for me!

This is great, just what I needed. Thanks for posting!

Thank you. This was an amazing informative video. And your voice is relaxing

I have an Astoria pocket watch very similar to the first one you showed, the different being mine has two seams, i cant seem to get it open and i was wondering if you had any ideas

Very well done and informative video with lots of detail a lot better than one of those silent videos where it's all visual. Also I would make this tip even though I'm not the expert here I would recommend using thin piece of plastic or something in between your blade and your watch casing being gold silver or just some metal you'll have less chance of scratching it. I took a valuable watch to a jeweler and watched him try to open it to change the battery and bent the case right in front of my eyes. I was pissed. If you take your wants to a jeweler always inspect it closely in front of him or her when you hand it off ....but this is a great video

Very good for beginners.Thanks

Great video! Thank you!

Got a 16s waltham movement, on one side it has protruding short "antenna" just 1 or 2mm long. Does it mean case has to have hole for this or is it something else?

extremely helpful and succint. thank you heaps.

Mine looks like the second one but it won't screw off. I've tried prying it also.

Thanks, I found an old Elgin wind up pocket watch that I wasn't sure how to open without damaging

my 1894 Waltham has a hinged pry open back and a hinged pry open inner cover, front is hinged also

Very useful, thank you.

HI there and thanks for this video! I just sent in two Elgin watches for repairs, but one of them (they tell me) is unrepairable, due to parts. The other one would have been about $500 to repair, which I thought was completely unrealistic. Any ideas?

Very helpful.thank you.