Help to find hour hand 1.3

[rossjackson01]

Hello everyone. I've had a 'ping'. Lost a minute hand. Need a replacement set, Hour and minute. Unfortunately the hour hand is of an unusual size. 1.3. The normal appears too be 1.2. I have tried to ream our a few 1.2 hands but they are loose when I fit them. Any advice to a possible location please. I have looked on the internet with no result. They are for a German military watch. Poor photograph. Hope someone can help.

Thank you

Ross

Edited February 6, 2023 by rossjackson01
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[tomh207]

This might help Ross. In the US but I wouldn’t expect a lot of expense to ship a couple of hands. I’ll see if I can dig up anything else. It would be good though to have a better picture of the hand to try and match the style.

 

Tom

Whoops! Forgot the link https://www.esslinger.com/watch-hands-to-fit-minute-hand-hole-size-80mm-and-hour-hand-hole-size-1-30mm/

[rossjackson01]

Thanks Tom. I've got a selection coming tomorrow.  Don't think they will be suitable. Your information is very helpful.  Hope you are keeping well.

Regards. 

Ross

[Marc]

4 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

I have tried to ream our a few 1.2 hands but they are loose when I fit them

The way to go about this is slowly and with lots of test fitting along the way. Also don't aim for a particular numeric value, aim to fit the hand to specific arbor.

If you overshoot and the hand ends up loose then you need to work in finer increments

 

[rossjackson01]

1 minute ago, Marc said:

The way to go about this is slowly and with lots of test fitting along the way. Also don't aim for a particular numeric value, aim to fit the hand to specific arbor.

If you overshoot and the hand ends up loose then you need to work in finer increments

 

Thanks Mark. I have taken up to 15 reams over 30 minutes and when it does fit it slips over. As you say. More delicate touch needed. I'll give in another go. Down to my last sizes set.

[rossjackson01]

Thank you to all. Gentle reaming. Hand now fits.

[JohnR725]

On 2/6/2023 at 1:04 AM, rossjackson01 said:

I've had a 'ping'. Lost a minute hand.

As it's a military watch does it have florescent material on the hands? The reason I ask is if you have a UV light typically oh make the florescent hands really florescent to make it much easier to see where it's hiding at least providing the florescent stuff is up but typically the florescent stuff is invisible on both sides it would be really easy to see with the UV light.

[rossjackson01]

12 hours ago, JohnR725 said:

As it's a military watch does it have florescent material on the hands? The reason I ask is if you have a UV light typically oh make the florescent hands really florescent to make it much easier to see where it's hiding at least providing the florescent stuff is up but typically the florescent stuff is invisible on both sides it would be really easy to see with the UV light.

What a good idea. Thank you. Not sure how florescent it may still be. The watch has a history. It was obtained by a friends father in law, who was serving in Germany after ww2. He swapped a cup of coffee granules for two watches. This was one of them.

Ross

[Neverenoughwatches]

On 2/6/2023 at 9:04 AM, rossjackson01 said:

Hello everyone. I've had a 'ping'. Lost a minute hand. Need a replacement set, Hour and minute. Unfortunately the hour hand is of an unusual size. 1.3. The normal appears too be 1.2. I have tried to ream our a few 1.2 hands but they are loose when I fit them. Any advice to a possible location please. I have looked on the internet with no result. They are for a German military watch. Poor photograph. Hope someone can help.

Thank you

Ross

Nice watch Ross a DH WW11 ?, German counterpart of the British Dirty Dozen. Can you get a clearer photo. Who made it please ?

16 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

Thank you to all. Gentle reaming. Hand now fits.

Did you use both cutting and smoothing broaches to get the fit ross ?

[RichardHarris123]

And a picture of the movement. 

[rossjackson01]

On 2/12/2023 at 10:46 AM, Neverenoughwatches said:

Nice watch Ross a DH WW11 ?, German counterpart of the British Dirty Dozen. Can you get a clearer photo. Who made it please ?

Did you use both cutting and smoothing broaches to get the fit ross ?

As requested

Beha Dial

Durowe D202 movment

Just cutting broaches. Bent the collar in with tweezer to fit the post grip.

Presentation box found for owner. Other watch is my own first fix.

Edited February 13, 2023 by rossjackson01
grammar. spelling.

[Neverenoughwatches]

11 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

As requested

Beha Dial

Durowe D202 movment

Just cutting broaches. Bent the collar in with tweezer to fit the post grip.

Presentation box found for owner. Other watch is my own first fix.

Thanks Ross. The Sekonda looks well, the sekondas have a special meaning to me. The German make is interesting, thought i would have a little digging on the manufacturer. Was curious to see if they were German military spec. Commissioned. 

[rossjackson01]

3 hours ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Thanks Ross. The Sekonda looks well, the sekondas have a special meaning to me. 

Like you, I am enamoured with the Sekonda. Only the 2428 and the 2427 though. Preferably the 2427. I liked the idea of of the automatic. I have built one but am unhappy with the rotor sound. 3 other donors in the box to build a better functioning one.  Great fun. 

Edited February 14, 2023 by rossjackson01