Seen the back end on this Benrus?

[jagmad]

Weird or not?

Benrus back.jpg

Is that screw attached to the trimmer?

[BENRUS]

Bum looker

Weird or not?

Benrus back.jpg

Is that screw attached to the trimmer?

That would be your setting switch...turn one way for setting minutes, and the other way for hour.

[bucko170]

Rotate anti clockwise for minutes and press in to adjust, clockwise and press in to adjust hours, 'R' is the neutral 'rest' position.

[jagmad]

Thanks Bucko et all That's a much better pic
It's the first one I've seen.
Me and my sheltered life.

[bucko170]

Thanks Bucko et all That's a much better pic
It's the first one I've seen.
Me and my sheltered life.

They do not crop up very often and the case back is not always included in the listing photo's plus not all Benrus's use this system so they are relatively rare, the case back photo is of the Wells (Benrus) which is the only watch I have that uses this system although the Benrus 'pop-up' set button is on the back case it is slightly different as it just has a recessed set button and the time is advanced by pressing the top up and down.

[retroleds]

Yeah, exact same movement & back as a Wells - probably the best use of one of those Benrus' like that is to pop the back and movement off, put in a dead Wells. The movement was made by Texas Instruments, same for the Benrus pop-up. The next version of the Benrus(and identical Helbros...same company which also owned Wells) moved the setting buton to the side at about 5 o'clock position(still TI movement BUT stacked batteries to make room). Then they jumped to National Semiconductor with their 2/4 button/setter pattern. Occasionally you see a "Wells" that was cobbled together by putting the Wells faceplate into the Benrus body with the setter down at 5 o'clock. That is not a legitimate Wells - the men's Wells was only produced with the adjustment on the back.