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Hi everyone, 

I am putting together a Glycine Airman SST. This is the model with AS movement and a tiny "hacking" spring/pin on the movement ring that I know is supposed to "pop" through the dial when the stem is pulled out, thereby stopping the seconds hand. Does anyone have any tips, tricks, or general direction on attaching this spring/pin through (around?) the stem and through the dial? How far is the spring supposed to stick out the dial when the stem is pulled in? I'm really not sure as to the exact shape it's supposed to look like upon assembly. Any help is appreciated! I have attached a photo of the spring as it looks now.

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2 hours ago, Nucejoe said:

This shows an eta movement, OP says his watch houses an AS calib.

Noted ... I'd taken this to be a general question around this type of Glycine hacking feature, pin sticking out length and so on and was under the impression this was a solution that Glycine retrofitted themselves rather than it being a standard AS, or other manufacturer, hacking feature. I'll look out for further updates with interest!

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The movement is AS 1902/1903. I have attached a photo of the movement, one of the stem with the "indent" where the pin is supposed to attach, and one of the dial with the hole at 12 o'clock where the pin should pop out of. 

The gentleman on this link goes into detail about this type of hacking mechanism, but I'm still not sure how the pin should be shaped, ie. how it is supposed to attach to the stem and how much should it protrude out of the dial when hacking is on or off.

https://www.nevadawatchrepair.com/glycine-airman-service.html

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