Watch Press Set, Watch Back Case Closer, Watchmaker Watch Repair Tool Kit with 12pcs Fitting Dies

Inexpensive. Comes with various sizes of presses. So far has not failed me.

I hate to use such a generic title, but it's true.I have just the one watch, a Timex Expedition, that I need to change the battery in and cannot get the back cover back on without some sort of tool. Then I remembered hearing, or reading, someplace that jewelers use a special press to get watch backs back on. So, I did a search and one of the results was this little beauty.It's smaller than expected, judging by how "big" it looks in the product pictures. However, it is fairly solid for it's size. It comes with a plethora of dies and molds for different size watches.The only problem I had with it, was the threads on the upper "press" arm were bent, making it slightly difficult to screw on the die piece needed for my particular application. I don't know if this is a manufacturer defect, or if it got damage during packing or shipping. Judging from other reviews I have read here, I would have to speculate that it is likely a manufacturer defect. Albeit, in the end, it was very minor.Overall impression is favorable. Thus, if you find you have a need for such a device, the cost is worth it even if you only use it once every 3 - 5 years, as is my case with just the one watch.

When I got the press the upper press threads were messed up and crossed threaded. After a little work with a thread restorer the press works like it was designed to do. Made well, good materials but quality control was lacking with the threads. Plenty of dies to choose from. Maybe I just got a bad one. Anyway worth the money if you have press on watch case backs.

This watch press worked easily and quickly, snapping the watch back onto my Guess watch in a few seconds. I had tried every conceivable technique without the watch press, but nothing worked, so I decided to take a chance and invest in this Watch Press Set.It's important to follow directions though, and make sure you select the correct disc sizes to go with your watch. It's also important to use the included cloth to protect the face of the watch. If you watch a few watch press tutorials, it will help.Also, there is a quick step by step instruction guide that came with the watch press set. It was well worth the money I spent. The only thing I would suggest to the company, is to add a storage case for the Watch Press Set. It would increase the price, but I feel it would still be worth it.

I have a six year old inexpensive Timex that finally ran out of juice. It was fairly simple getting the back off of the case and replacing the battery. But getting the back of the watch back on? Yikes! No amount of pressure would snap it back into place. I looked at some YouTube videos showing how to do it with a piece of wood, but that didn't work for me either.I finally succombed to purchasing a solution and ordered this watch case press. It is a very simple design and uses a vice-like device with small screw-on plastic cups to put even pressure on the watch. The directions are adequate, but I wasn't sure how much larger the cups were supposed to be for optimum effectiveness. I just picked two that looked about right and I had that case put back together in less than two minutes.I have no idea how much it costs to have a jeweler replace a watch battery these days - the last time I did that was probably ten years ago and cost $20 - including the battery. So, for less than that plus a couple of bucks for the battery I purchased, I'm probably ahead in what it would cost me today to have a professional do this.

Now that I am in the watch repair phase of my life, I realized that to work on watches you will need the right tools- you can't use regular household tools on watches unless you want a more broken watch- the tool is perfect for evenly pressing the case backs on many Quartz made watches- some case backs are very difficult to snap back on- this handy tool does the trick and for the price I was expecting poor quality- however it is a fine tool and work perfect- I would say moderate to good quality.

Breakable pig iron construction. Does the job if high pressure not required to put back on watch.

I took a chance on this watch case closer, since I had 2 timex watches that required it. I was totally unable to close the cases myself, no matter what I tried. So I searched, and liked this one. I got it, and to use it, you size the top and bottom adapter to match the diameter of the watches, and it closed them both immediately. Wow, almost anti climatic. It was so easy, I opened one to try it again- thought I did it incorrectly. Ha, easy a 2nd time too. Great tool, worth it if you want to change batteries on a style of watch the requires a case presser to close it. Using pliers in a soft cloth will scratch the watch, no matter what you try to do. This protected the watch back and front. Seems well made for the price, and for the amount of time I plan to use it. Nice addition to my watch tool works. Thanks!