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Help my Breguet 5177

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Leslie

This is my Breguet 5177, MKS Factory V2 with Miyota 9015, which I want to regulate.

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I think this is a front/top loader, and I had taken the front bezel/crystal off:

Breguet 5177

But now, I don’t know how to take the movement out of the case. Is the stem a two-piece split type? If so, I can pull it out by some long-nose pliers.  But if the stem is not of the split type, I might break the stem by pliers!  Please advise! 
Thanks in advance.

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Jibuti

:popcorn:

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BadApple

POPCORN:

 

Can I ask why you would prise open the front cover to get to the regulator which is under the back cover?? Asking for a friend. 

Also my friend asks why  would you take a movement out of a watch just to regulate it. 

Also when you have bought a Skrippol cupboard from IKEA do you find you have loads of screws and bits of wood left over?? 

Do you always put Diesel in your petrol car? 

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Leslie

A top/front loader watch case usually has no back cover.  So, the only way to take the movement out is by opening the watch from the front (the dial side).

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NCRich

God I hate top load watches.  Split stems suck.

I don't know how that is built but it certainly looks like a top load.

GLWS :lol:

 

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Leslie

Thanks for your idea, my friend.

I started to doubt about why it has to be a top load.  I checked again if there is any slit showing the existence of a back cover, using a10x loupe. No, not a sign! But, I still gave it a try by prying the bottom of the fluted case band, using a flat-tip 1.2mm screwdriver.

Whoops! It does have the snap-on back cover — there is no lip to pry up, just use one lug as the lever fulcrum to pry it up!

Breguet 5177

 

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Jibuti
8 hours ago, NCRich said:

God I hate top load watches.  Split stems suck.

I don't know how that is built but it certainly looks like a top load.

GLWS :lol:

 

Rich for new prez!!!

Or at least for new Einstein.....

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GingerApple

Oh Jesus, so BadApple was right. He's going to be insufferable! Even more than normal!

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