Customer Reviews for VEVOR 5700 Bench Case Opener for Screw Oyster Style Watch Cases Watch Back Case Opener for Waterproof Case Watch Case Opener and Closer for Different Watch Case Back (5700 Bench Case Opener)

This was a surprise buy. The price was incredibly better than other sites. The press works a treat.

Amazingly made product at a fraction of the cost of other's similar. The body of this is quality aluminum and structurally very strong. Pressure distribution is very even and I'm impressed at the number of dies that come with this tool. Dies appear to be made from Teflon type material for strength and non marring of watch material. Love the anodized red color and this is a must have for watch collectors both casual and professional alike. Another great product and thanks to an outstanding company. A+

As a watch restoration hobbyist, you buy a never ending amount of tools. Some are useful and some not so much. This is a must have tool if you have a number of watches with seized case backs and you have tried everything to remove them. On receiving this case opening tool it took me less than 10 minutes to open 4 vintage watches that just would not budge with conventional (and unconventional) hand tools. Most importantly, when you set the tool up correctly it is almost impossible to leave those ugly scratch marks as hand tools so often do. I would highly recommend this goes to the top of your watch tools list. Love it!

I bought and have used this press to install acrylic crystals in watch cases. Supplied dies work well and I was able to easily install several acrylic crystals. I haven’t used it with mineral or sapphire crystals yet. The press applies and maintains very even pressure, has an intuitive coarse and fine adjustment and feels quite sturdy. My only issue was that the threading on the upper part of the press is roughly finished and extends below the lowest part of some of the smaller dies when they are screwed all the way on to the press. I didn’t realize this at first and scratched the first crystal I tried to install. Being aware of the length of the thread and not screwing the die on more than necessary fixed this problem. I will also use a file to slightly shorten and smooth the end of the threading.

This could have been 5 stars but it came in half assembled. A little thread glue and machine oil and it's almost as good as it's $400 cousin. I'm impressed at this price

Very nice tool and works well. I used to be able to pop case backs off with ease, then fight to get them back on for seemingly days, killing my hands and risking breaking the crystal. With this press, I can get the backs back onto my watches in seconds. Should have bought one long ago!

Hey there Mr./Mrs. amateur watchmaker who appreciates good tools, and is trying to open a caseback that was torqued down by a horny gorilla. I see you looking through the comments to see if you should:A) Buy this one, and hope it's good enough for nowB) Risk butchering your case back with the opener you got in the crappy $20 watchmakers kitC) Spend 60$ on a slightly less crappy hand opener that might still get a touch slippy, ORC) Spend $$$$$ to step up to the Swiss version, and wait weeks for it to arrive, and hope you use it more than twice in this hobby you are just starting out onDo yourself a favor, and just pull the trigger on this. It's worth at least a Benjamin to avoid bashing your knuckles on your bench vise while spontaneously engraving your vintage caseback with a new spiral motif.Just get it. It's really good. The spindle is precise and well aligned, and the spindle nut adjusts easily to put exactly the straight downward pressure you need on the case back. The case vise is well aligned, and there are multiple options for clamping the case, either from within the lugs (nice), or from the outside of the case.Build quality is great for the price. The base plate appears to be cast iron, the spindle is plated mystery steel, and the pillar and vise housing also appears to be mystery steel, not pot metal or aluminum. The pillar housing itself appears to be hollow, but it is plenty rigid. Mine was shipped to my door in 36 hours, and I'm back to work on my project.Overall, I'm extremely happy with this purchase, and I feel pretty confident to revert to this any time the 8 ball doesn't have the oomph.

Very well made and versatile

I have numerous divers watches. Most dive watches worth their salt have case backs that are screwed on tight by the manufacturer to assure that they will stand up to their rated optimum depth. You can use a "hand-held" case back removal tool, but you run the risk of scratching the back of the case, which in turn lessens the value of the watch if you decide to sell it at a later date.I have a vintage Seiko Arnie, the original 1984-85 model. It's battery was replaced five years ago and finally stopped working. The cost to ship the watch to Seiko's service center, insuring it and the cost to put in a new battery would cost me at least twice what this device cost me. I have used it so far on ten of my other watches and it does as advertised.Also it would have cost me at least $1500 to buy the Swiss made version. So to say the least I am pleased with my purchase.

If you work on watches, I highly recommend you buy something like this instead of the cheaper hand openers. You will save your watch case backs from scratches. This tool works well but there were no instructions in the box. I figured it out though.