Watch caseback remover

[goaliechris]

All - Quick question. I have a bunch of older quartz watches that have old batteries in them that I would like to remove and replace. I see a few inexpensive kits to remove casebacks on watches on Amazon but what would you recommend?

Thanks,
Chris

[toxicavenger]

All - Quick question. I have a bunch of older quartz watches that have old batteries in them that I would like to remove and replace. I see a few inexpensive kits to remove casebacks on watches on Amazon but what would you recommend?

Thanks,
Chris

stress ball is one of the best. it is according to whether or not they are screw backs.

here are some others that are decent as long as you are not working on a watch that is 200m or higher.

[HapaHapa]

This kit has the stardriver I needed for my Suunto

[mfxr]

squishy ball, or some tape rolled in a ball (sticky side out) is very effective for screwbacks.
A small case knife or pry tool like the yellow one above is good for snap on casebacks.

Maybe get a little bit of gasket grease for when you put the caseback/gasket back in.