Jump to content

Homemade watch hand setters


Dpastl

Recommended Posts

Hey All,

I thought I'd share the plans for making watch hand setters.  I wasn't able to get any cheaply or easily so I decided to make my own.

A note of caution, turning small diameter PVC is a pain.  I was able to after much trial and error, but the accuracy was pretty bad.  To be fair I was using an enormous 13x48" engine lathe with a 3jaw chuck and HSS tools ground for steel so your results may vary.

Design is based on pictures of other watch setters I found on the internet. I chose 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm and blunt tips.

Cheers,

IMG_1136.JPG

Watch Hand Setter Drawing.pdf

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
On 4/30/2019 at 6:49 AM, dcronin said:

Dpastl, if you're using that on Rolexes, it is probably good enough for anything I'll get my hands on (no pun intended)!

That is the butt end of a center punch, I'm guessing.

No rolexes haha.  I only have older AS movements for the most part. They work super well, especially in comparison to pegwood with a hole.  That was not great.

Center punch?  They're all custom turned parts as per the plans.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Topics

  • Posts

    • Hmmm you know when i said some damp might have caused the bubble originally hmmm 🤨
    • Are you all jerking my chain, I'm a yorkshireman £4.04 is too much 😆
    • [Myota2034] Custom simple quartz watch — PricewaterhouseCoopers On a very very different note, here is a watch from approximately 2000 when I was a Partner with PwC, Management Consulting. It was a simple “marketing watch” with a clever “vase of knowledge” that is subtly revealed on the dial as the second hand progresses. Clever for a simple watch!⌚️
    • I think someone else has though. Some where here using a modified perspex sheet. I may be wrong i may be right , i think it involved fitting the arbor to a pin vice. I dont have experience of the bergeon winders, are the handles not interchangeable ?
    • Never tried dial dots, i always considered them as a bit of a bodge.  You are adding something that was never intended to be there. I wonder how the adhesive reacts to any part of the movement, hot summer heat and i think things might turn sticky. Most adhesive backed stuff has a tendency to soften and slide around so it may spread, i have used a lot of so called sticks all adhesives in my industry that are just not up to the job. I suppose they get you out of a problem quickly, but how permanently might that be ? I would just explain to the owner that it may or may not work. WWs other ideas are a much more permanent solution but both have their risks . I've tried milling and dial feet replacements, hmm it was ok, ive heard of folk dimpling the face , so that needs care . And i have soldered a few times , all with good results but i am very careful and I practiced it a lot.
×
×
  • Create New...