Reply To: winding stem?

[Bob Tascione]

Hey no problem Bear,
In most cases the crown/stem can be snapped back into the setting position and then the movement carefully worked out of the case. Some cases are different though. Try looking for a small screw in the pendant that might be holding the stem in. Also some cases may have a knurled ring threaded onto the pendant (not too common) right under the crown (as shown in the Stems, Sleeves and Crowns video) that can be loosened allowing sleeve along with the stem to be pulled back away from the movement if necessary. Just guessing here without a pic though but maybe this will help.
You did mention that the stem seems longer than the type I show in the course which has me a little confused so do be very careful as I still may not be visualizing this too clearly. If in doubt try getting some pics up here and we can try to figure out what’s going on. Better safe!

Bob