Trouble opening. One of the little pices in my watch that resembles the 3 fell off. I opened the

Question

One of the little pices in my watch that resembles the 3 fell off. I opened the watch and see that a little glue will fix the problem. I cant figure out how to get passed opening up the watch. I opened it but the small rod thats used to set the time does not allow me to remove the time piece so that i can get to the face of the watch. How can I remove the rod without breaking it.