Bought a 565 Seamaster Geneve and it came in the mail, and I thought I would take out the crown to get a good look at the dial. I was going to clean it up with the lemon juice technique, but since I don't have the right tools to remove the hands I put the case clamps back and I put the stem back.

I have another Geneve 563 that had a piece of dust right on the inside of the crystal, so I thought I'd have a go removing the piece of dust. I had no problem with the first Geneve (which was going to be a project watch), and now I can't get the stem back in on the second one. I don't want to force it in either. On top of that I have a Hamilton lost somewhere in the USPS system and a couple of other watches I haven't seen in about 16 months.




Great looking dial though...

 

Agree the dial looks stunning, is that after cleaning?

 

Nope, didn't touch that one. The one on the left is the one that needs some cleaning!

 

Caution, lemon and alcohol can be tricky with some clear coats of that era.