Waltham help

[Chachy]

I just bought a Waltham off the bay. I hope it is a vintage WWII era model and had hoped that opening the case back would answer my question. Alas I have been flummoxed by the watch. I managed to remove the case back but the whole movement, hands and dial came with it. Now I cannot separate them and am hoping that I don't have to remove them to access the movement. I don't have the tools to remove the hands and dial. The watch appears to be working correctly and I don't want to damage it. Any ideas? Do I have to remove the hands and dials to access the movement?

Thanks in advance

[Hartmut Richter]

Not by the look of it. If you have got that far, you just need to gently lift the movement with hands and dial out of the back of the case in which it is currently sitting relatively snug. You should be able to see the front endge of the movement and there may even be some notches in there. If so, use a sharp knofe to gently pry it out.

Good luck!

Hartmut Richter

[Chachy]

I worked my way around the dial with a sharp knife but saw no movement with the movement (a little joke, very little). All that happened is the dial started to deflect so I stopped. I put quite a bit of upward pressure so it may have corrosion there was sign of verdigris on the case. The watch works was stopped this morning so not sure if I didn't wind it enough or worse. Any ideas of how to remove a sticky movement? I will post some pictures of the back. It has an engraving so I am not sure if it is an original case or not.