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Cadisen c1032 opening

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Hello, i want to open the cadisen c1032 in order to change hands but the bezel in the front is too tight, to the point i cannot even shove my knife in there. Mark has a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjBfSCzS8eg where he opens first the case back and then continues with the bezel(is this crucial for the bezel to be removed?). Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.

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Hello and welcome to the forum    could you post a picture of the watch front and back, It may be the bezel does not come off and the movement is removed from the back. But until we see it we can ony guess.      thanks 

 

 

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Can you get a razor blade in between the bezel and case? It is possible the bezel is integrated- I can't tell from these pictures.

If integrated (or even if not), just pull the movement out the back to change the hands. It's a better way to do it, and will not compromise the crystal gasket, which must be changed if removed. I suspect you do not have another crystal gasket...

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Hard to be sure from the pictures but it looks as though it will all come out through the back, remove the back cover and look round the edges of the movement for clips or locks which hold the movement into the case.  Another photo of the front of the watch and of the back with the cover removed may b of value     thanks.

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