big tip - DONT stick a screwdriver under the balance assembly to leaver out the movement

Great video sharing experiences on swapping of crystal, here I learned how it works. Keep it up, Thanks!

It's 4 am in new york and I'm laughing for some reason . The whole situation of you like taking the press behind the camera *bang* right guys it broke ... Mission failed , we'll get em next time

17:10 cheap press??? It’s was a water resistant watch. Closing the caseback before the crystal was installed, unabled the air to escape from watch. At least, leave the crown open. That is why you had a problem to press-in the crystal. Used too much pressure, lifted up the press from the table (!!!) and broke it. That was a huge mistake. The watch is not WR anymore. BTW, bezel is flat. It doesnt require press tool to reassemble it. You can just press it using your hand on some soft and even surface like this beer thing.

I believe the press dies are reversible so you can have a totally flat area when replacing the crystal and revert to press out the crystal. regards Mike and thankyou for the informative video. I know which press not to buy.

When you closed the case back, i think the airtight seal is what caused the need for so much of pressure to press the crystal back which in turn caused your press to break...cheers

I have the same press and has worked quite well since 2 years.. Maybe when you pressed it in the air and not on the table, the bottom gave away.. You can attach the bezel but placing it between two books and applying pressure by keeping it on the floor..

I have a ceramic bezel insert on my watch but I want to install a double dome crystal on my watch. The problem is the bezel insert is much smaller than a crystal, can it be done without removing the bezel insert (because I use a super glue on putting it) without damaging the bezel insert when putting the rotating bezel back in place by using a press?

My edge tool like his from my cheap chinese tool pack to remove the bezel, was too blunt. I bought a cheap benchtop screw-in bezel remover which did not work, but with the watch gripped and upside down, I used the 1st tool to lever up off the 2nd tool, on one well taped lug. I could sharpen the first tool but with the forces you use it is more dangerous to nearby fingers.

My crystal press broke in the same manner whilst swapping the crystal on my skx007. Ended up using a bench vise to fit the crystal.

I have tried 30+ times to get my crystal seated. I have used light pressure, heavy pressure and it just won't go in. Plus, the gasket slips out every damn time.

To be honest when he put the crystal back in I was worried about pressurization of the internals since there is nowhere for the air to go but I guess it worked out alright.

Did u use the same gasket?

approximately how much would this cost? looks beautiful thanks for sharing!

I have the exact same H&S watch toolkit from the UK..!!

i have always found that a Seiko bezel can be squeezed on by hand.

To identify the lever to release the stem/crown, pull the crown out to see the lever disappear and push back in to re-appear - so the crown must be all the way in, to access the lever. I managed to press my new bezel on by only using both hands, pressing downwards on a table.

Hey! How were you able to determine the size of the crystal for the case? I recently bought a 40mm Submariner style case and would also like to change out the crystal.

This was an Aliex-press press hahaha!!!!

Did you have the caseback screwed? It seems you did. The problem is, there is no place for the air to escape when you put the crystal.

If you had kept the press flat on the bench top when you attempted to reattach the back it wouldn't have broken where it did.

Is it necessary to remove the bezel?

What watch is this! Looks fire modded!

Now I’m scared!!!! I bought the same press in eBay for less than $15.00 and I have yet to start my first Seiko Mod!!! After watching your video, I’m strongly thinking about to buy a spare stronger press!!!

I was going to order that press, but, well, never mind.

Is it just me or did I hear the hands brush over each other when you rotated them with the crown?

I broke the first one but the second one worked today.

Also should have had the press flat on the table, even better it needs to be screwed to a table or flat board to support it.

I tried using the same gasket. And the crystal just falls right out

Excellent video thank you.

Where is part 2? :D

If a Saphire glass, even a more "special" one likd you used here, is that cheap, under 5$ if I got that right?, then why doesnt seiko or any other "cheaper" watch compony jist build them in standardly? 😅 For a watch between 50 and 500 they still make enough Problems if the glas has a cost of 5 or less wich is between 1 and 10 percent of the total value, there would still be enough air to make profit no? Or even rise the price by double the price of the saphire cost. If its really that cheap and easy i just dont get it why they dont do it😅 Great video though, thanks for the info and advice👍

The Press most likely broke because you didn't have it supported on the table

sapphire beats metal!

broke a press like that myself.

10:02 🤦🏻‍♂️

Hey rookie, just so you know your NOT the first to break one of the inexpensive presses. It WASN'T you. When I was looking at the kits on Amazon I saw reviews of others that had the same thing happen. Obviously they are cheap version. Hard to justify spending big bucks on something you might only use a couple of times. All that being said you did a great job.

Ditch the crappy strap

Oh my god, this is painful! Please watch some professional videos, even if you just watch the rudiments.

This has so many mistakes in so many ways. 🤦‍♂