Should I fix this dial foot????

[LittleWatchShop]

OK, this is a Tag Heuer.  When I disassembled for service, I discovered one of dial feet had been broken.  I am sure I did not do it.  Notice that the foot is bent.  The other one is not.  Perhaps that has something to do with it breaking.  It is an ETA 2824-2 movement with locking levers rather than dial screws.

I am leaning toward the hippocratic oath on this one--do no harm.

I have dial feet and stickers that I bought recently, but I really do not want to use them. 

I have considered just a small dot of JBWeld but without the surface area, I doubt it would hold.

Looking for advice from professionals. 

I am fixing this watch for a friend.  If it were mine, my thought process would be different.

[jdm]

10 hours ago, LittleWatchShop said:

Looking for advice from professionals. 

Have a read below then choose your way, but yes it should be repaired because   the one foot left bearing the stress won't last long is the watch is worn.

 

[LittleWatchShop]

That is a good thread.

Since I had this stuff on hand, I used one of these dial feet attached with the double-sided adhesive.  The dial feet I had were about 50-75 um too small diameter, so the latch did not perfectly engage the foot.  However, the dial does not move side-to-side which is important.  The casing restricts vertical movement.

I like the solution because it is reversible.  When building structures around the ranch, I use screws...not nails.