Loosen hand repair

[Ipip]

How to refix the watch hand again？it loose from the pin.

The hand was set too tight.

Thank you

[watchweasol]

Hi  Have you pulled the hand off the collet?.  If so then a pair of levers will be required to remove the collet, but do it in a plastic bag  as if the collet is tight it will spring when released.   Having done that you will have to fit the hand back on to the collet. One can open the tube a little using a broach but be careful to not take off too much.

By The Way   a few words of introduction would be appreciated from new members.

[HSL]

If I might suggest a secondary opinion, you could leave the collet on the pivot.
Since your hand seems to be bent in an u shape your hole got bigger, so gently pushing downwards on the sides of it will make the hole slightly smaller .

You then can gently put it back with tweezers as the collet got the slip for it. While in place you can straighten it completely and it should sit in place.

 

Next time you take the hands off you lift them at the bottom of the collet.

[Ipip]

36 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi  Have you pulled the hand off the collet?.  If so then a pair of levers will be required to remove the collet, but do it in a plastic bag  as if the collet is tight it will spring when released.   Having done that you will have to fit the hand back on to the collet. One can open the tube a little using a broach but be careful to not take off too much.

By The Way   a few words of introduction would be appreciated from new members.

Thank you very much.

[Ipip]

15 minutes ago, HSL said:

If I might suggest a secondary opinion, you could leave the collet on the pivot.
Since your hand seems to be bent in an u shape your hole got bigger, so gently pushing downwards on the sides of it will make the hole slightly smaller .

You then can gently put it back with tweezers as the collet got the slip for it. While in place you can straighten it completely and it should sit in place.

 

Next time you take the hands off you lift them at the bottom of the collet.

Thank you very much. ....very helpful. Thank you. I learned a lot here.

[Ipip]

40 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi  Have you pulled the hand off the collet?.  If so then a pair of levers will be required to remove the collet, but do it in a plastic bag  as if the collet is tight it will spring when released.   Having done that you will have to fit the hand back on to the collet. One can open the tube a little using a broach but be careful to not take off too much.

By The Way   a few words of introduction would be appreciated from new members.

do it in a plastic bag  as if the collet is tight it will spring when released.   

 

Good idea