Problems with lever mechanism - need advice please

Hello everybody,

I've had this problem a lot with watches, maybe someone can help me. Maybe (or very likely) I'm doing something wrong 😁

In fact, it has happened to me with several watches that if I remove the crown + winding stem from the watch, it can no longer be inserted afterwards. I then have to completely disassemble the watch every time and correct the mechanism because the clutch lever slides under the setting lever. How can I prevent this? I press the stem release button very carefully.

I would be happy if someone could help me. It is a pain in the ... to completely disassemble the watch every time.

Best
Oli

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Just adding that I too have encountered this issue, and that I, like OP, am extremely careful when pushing the release button.

Hi Archer,
thanks for your advice. I always try to do this as carefully as possible, but unfortunately I keep having the problem. To be honest, I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. But at least I don't seem the only one with the problem 😁