I'm not sure if I'm writing this review mostly to actually help you make a purchasing decision, or to solicit pity. Here's my story...

My watch battery went dead. I couldn't pry open the back of the case, so I searched around online for helpful tips. I tried screwdrivers, a letter opener, a pin, a paperclip, my nails, etc. I was NOT, not EVER, going to spend money on special tools just for this. After much ado, I finally managed to pop it open with a kitchen knife. I went out to buy a battery and wound up buying the wrong size. Back to the store the next day and I got the right one and popped it in. Now-- as I'm sure you've suspected-- I couldn't get the back to pop back on.

I tried all sorts of ill-advised and stupid things to get it on, including a hammer at one point. The watch back did nothing but taunt me.

As a single mom, I was determined not to spend any money getting someone to re-attach my stupid watch back. Finally ordered this press because I convinced myself it was thrifty if I used it for years to come.

It arrived. I placed it on my leg while I screwed in the bits, and... ruined my favorite pair of jeans. Got grease of some sort all over them. (Yes, the press IS greasy, which I had read in a review but forgot, and it didn't seem overtly greasy until I'd handled it for a minute or two.) So now I'm out the money for the press AND the jeans.

No instructions with the press, just a helpful note saying that some of the ingredients in this product are known to cause cancer in the state of California. The thing smells toxic, by the way. Luckily, I didn't plan to lick it.

I searched online for instructions and found some. I checked and re-checked to make sure the back was lined up properly, went through all sorts of weird contortions to try to get the bracelet part of the watch to fit around the handle, and finally pressed down... and it worked! Pop!

Except that I put the back on upside down.

Which meant I had trapped the pin and could no longer adjust the watch.

Back to trying to pop the back off. I used the kitchen knife again and failed. Over and over and over for an hour, scratching the heck out of the back of the watch. I tried even more ill-advised and stupid things, the likes of which I probably shouldn't admit in print. It doesn't matter what I do. That back is NEVER COMING OFF. So I can't pull the pin to adjust the time. When Daylight Savings Time comes around, my watch will become a useless decorative item.

So basically, hooray for the press. And I'm going to go lie down on the couch with a glass of wine and a cool cloth on my head.

How much you want to bet I'll spill the wine?