The only thing I could think of is that your crown is not all the way in when you try to push down the lever.

 

The tech guide instructs one to pull the crown out to the first click before pushing on the set lever. Are you sure you are indeed pushing on the correct part? Using too much force can damage components, not enough force will not allow the stem to come free from its place. I wouldn't advise messing with the 7T series as a starting point for anything, for what it's worth.

 

Thanks for your input, I appreciate it. The reason I am doing this is two fold. One I have a 7t62 with a broken crystal that i was hoping to replace myself. It broke about 6 years ago and has been sitting in its box since then. they wanted about 300 to fix it then. The second reason is I am very interested in learning about watches and watch making/tinkering. Any further advice would be appreciated.

 

Hey Jarickc...


How did you get on with this - I'm having the same problem!


Greg