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sbzalogh and chopin are 100% correct in advising that you don't go ahead on a valuable watch before building the necessary skills on something cheap. And from the multiple questions you've posed, it is evident that you need to.

In terms of knowledge per $ you've done pretty well! We all make bad buys in the beginning (I still do) just learn from it. Cheers Neil Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Using a mainspring winder with T end Springs works great if you remember to leave a little bit of the spring out. so insert starting with the little bit of spring sticking out first in the barrel followed by the winder. Rotate until the T is over the hole. Then using, I usually use a large screwdriver push until the T is in the hole. Because if you don't get it in first it will not just magically pop in place all by itself. Then pushing on the T holding it in place you can now push the spring out and it will stay word supposed to be.

I support people that are the DIY type but PLEASE don't try this on a Tag Heuer. Not yet. Get some experience by luming/reluming some cheap watches, maybe even do it a few times and only afterwards get on with your project. This is a very delicate job and requires tools, materials and experience

Ta make it short... forget it! There are many issues. Quartz movemets have the hands so close to each other that they will stick in each other. You can file down the excess paint -> to much risk to damage the hand finish. No need to remove the crystal, majority of watches are disassembled through the case back If You make a watch disassembly for the first time there is a great chance to make damage to everything Dont do it on a TAG for the first time! Dont do relume for the first time on a dial like this one! This is painted with a pad printer, a hand painting will be a great mess -> look at HMT watches, they are hand painted. Try practicing first with hollow indices (like on Rolex watches) which can be filled up with the lume paint and if it does not look well then just wash it out and try again. If You still intend to do it, then practice first on a cheap watch! Any lume paint set for watches will do. Yes, You have to remove the hands. There are many videos on Youtube how to do it, look for Mark's video! It is simple after some practice. Oh, You have painted hands! This means removing the old paint will be a big headache. Dissolving them will also remove the black paint from the hands. Scrubbing them will also damage the black finish. So, forget it! You can scratch out the paint from the open part and dont leave the paint on the edges, on the metal. It is hard to make it well. What is the problem with the old lume? Ah i see, it is (was) tritium which is not glowing well after a decade. You will need oilers to apply the paint. Or thin wire with hammered end will do. 0.2 mm thick maybe. You will need at least a 10x loupe and some practice to work with it. So, forget it!

Have a few Brac movements . But not sure that helps. Or if it's even a brac 37 . Looks like you movement is missing a lot of vital parts. Pin lever movements are not the funniest movements to work on either. I would dig it down somewhere in the garden

That I can learn to repair watches online because the videos are so well filmed and narrated the actual list would involve making a bullet point list of everything he has said