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My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)

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us Offline WhichDawg

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My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)
on: June 01, 2025, 07:28:49 AM
Okay I got this watch last year (August) and it's suppose to have a 5 year battery (life) great...but it died last month  :rant:
so I looked at the back of the case and sure enough it's a screw on/off type with tools I don't have, namely a rubber ball. You can order a special decagon wrench but you have to buy them in sets and they are expensive and I only need one size and not sure which size exactly is it  :think:
so I ordered a rubber ball (and new batteries).

They finally came in the other day (after a battery mixup/non-delivery) so I went to work :salute:

you can get a cheap Chinese rubber ball that probably will work but I went for the established brand Bergeon (twice the price)


the decagon back


ball on back


now at first I tried removing the back cover on the blue silicon mat you see made for stuff like this but it wouldn't work/screw off so I put the watch in my left hand (palm) and held the ball in my right hand and I was able to screw the back off with a little force and pushing and squeezing the ball (it has a nozzle for air hose for add/removing air to increase decrease pressure inside the ball if needed to make it harder or softer and it helped I made it harder/fuller).

Success! got the back off (sorry I didn't take pictures of that) and replaced the battery (the old one was 1/2 power of a new one) and replaced the back cover and screwed it back on with the ball until it could turn no more and voilà it works. Hopefully it will last much longer!
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Re: My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)
Reply #1 on: June 01, 2025, 02:55:06 PM
Great idea!!  :like: :like:
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Re: My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)
Reply #2 on: June 01, 2025, 03:04:28 PM
I didn't make it up/my idea, I just did what those who know recommended with tools they use. I'm just glad it worked :tu:
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Re: My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)
Reply #3 on: June 01, 2025, 04:47:55 PM
My Casio Edifice has a screw back case. Luckily it got a new battery before I "took delivery."  I will see if there are rubber balls available for it...or am I better off with a regular ol' wrench? :think:

Good to see you got your watch back in commission! :tu:
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Re: My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)
Reply #4 on: June 01, 2025, 05:57:26 PM
Quote from: Farmer X on June 01, 2025, 04:47:55 PM
My Casio Edifice has a screw back case. Luckily it got a new battery before I "took delivery."  I will see if there are rubber balls available for it...or am I better off with a regular ol' wrench? :think:

Good to see you got your watch back in commission! :tu:

the specially made rubber ball is for most screw on backs. 5 or 6 bucks Chinese made ones or name brand for at least double the price. A good ball will have the right tackiness for safe strong grip and made with quality materials that should last for years. The Chinese ones might be fine but I didn’t want to chance it and then pay more than double in the end.

I ordered mine from Amazon U.S. but I should have ordered it from this place:
https://www.esslinger.com/search.php?search_query=Ball] you got your watch back in commission! :tu:
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the specially made rubber ball is for most screw on backs. 5 or 6 bucks Chinese made ones or name brand for at least double the price. A good ball will have the right tackiness for safe strong grip and made with quality materials that should last for years. The Chinese ones might be fine but I didn’t want to chance it and then pay more than double in the end.

I ordered mine from Amazon U.S. but I should have ordered it from this place:
https://www.esslinger.com/search.php?search_query=Ball
I took a chance from 3rd party Amazon (bad me) when I should have ordered from a reputable place…I wasn’t thinking  :facepalm:
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Re: My first Rubber Ball! (removal tool)
Reply #5 on: June 01, 2025, 11:41:45 PM
Thanks! :hatsoff: I'll get one eventually. The Edifice shouldn't need a battery for a little while yet.
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