I cannot remove (or for others who may search this issue "get the back off") my Esq by Movado E5055 watch. There is a little "lip" on the back cover. Right now, the position of it is right next to one of the little ends of the case where the band pops into. I've slid a (dull) razor blade, miniature screw driver and various other objects in there to pop off the back. Nothing has worked; I feel like I will break it before I can get the back off so this tells me I'm not doing a step or I'm doing something wrong. I've also tried with the stem pushed in and pulled out. Please assist. Thanks much.

go to this link
http://m.movado.com/media/manuals/pdfs/esq/ESQ_13_022_online_manual_rev.pdf

Interesting question. I know little about watches but, as you would know, your watch does have a quartz movement, so, from Wikipedia, 'Quartz clock':

Standard-quality resonators of this type are warranted to have a long-term accuracy of about 6 parts per million at 31 degrees C (87.8 F): that is, a typical quartz wristwatch will gain or lose 15 seconds per 30 days (within a normal temperature range of 5 deg C / 41 F to 35 deg C / 95 F) or less than a half second clock drift per day when worn near the body.

If a quartz wristwatch is "rated" by measuring its timekeeping characteristics against an atomic clock's time broadcast, to determine how much time the watch gains or loses per day, and adjustments are made to the circuitry to "regulate" the timekeeping, then the corrected time will easily be accurate within 10 seconds per year. This is more than adequate to perform celestial navigation.

Assuming that you have a computer with internet-synced time and good internet, meaning around 1/100 second accuracy, why not compare the watch to the computer over the space of a week?

Need instruction on how to open clasp on Oceania esq watch?

Thank you for contacting FixYa.
The best place you can contact for replacement would be Movado itself by following the following link:
http://service.movadogroup.com/care.cfm

or you can also try:
http://www.watchbands.com/category.aspx,,categoryID,,754

Best regards. Jewel

ESQ is Movado.

http://a3.geoserve.com/scripts/esrimap.dll?Name=L&Com=fo&Db=DLRMovall&Ds=Movado&Filt=User7%20LIKE%20%27_S%25%27

This link will provide you with an Authorized Service Center.

ooh, ESQ by Movado. These case backs are often pressure fit, just like Movado, and are notoriously difficult to reinstall. It sounds like it is going to take a watch press to install your caseback. This is an expensive tool which any jeweler that changes batteries will have. There is no real safe way to this without a press.
Now, I have just supposed that this is a pop off; if it is a screw on back then it would have had to have been unscrewed to get it off. If it is a screw-back then you will likely need to get a caseback wrench to tighten it down enough.

Ask whoever you purchased it from otherwise I think Esq are made by Movado try chasing them up.

http://service.movadogroup.com/pages.cfm?pid=4CD4575A-AB5B-AB72-9CDA4CE49DDD9176

This is a link to the Movado Group service centers, they make ESQ watches. It appears your watch has had water seep inside the case. It could be the seals around the caseback or crown. Whether repair is worth it, is up to you. I have had Casio dive watches I have sent into repair because I liked them, not for the value of the watch. In general ESQ makes a nice watch and if you like it, why not see what repair would cost. However, if this is a moisture problem, more than just visible corrosion has probably occured and the movement could compromised, if that is the case the costs of repair might outweigh just purchasing another watch. Good luck and I hope you found this helpful,

You can either contact Movado directly (they make the esq watches) or you can ask any REAL jewelry store to contact the company for you and ask about this as long as they carry either Movado or Esq in their store (don't ask the jewelry counter at your local department store).