"Can you fix a watch with no hands?" BMW CCA quartz chronograph

[ManSkirtBrew]

I was behind the bar at my brewery and got on the subject of watches with one of my customers. He asked if I could fix a watch his grandfather gave him. As an amateur I really don't want to handle other people's family heirlooms, but I told him I'd take a look and make the call.

It's a BMW chronograph that his grandfather bought because it was #77 of 500, and he's very superstitious. No crystal, no hands, absolutely filthy. Okay, fine, I'll take a look.

I looked up the original and was able to get close-enough hands from Esslinger, as well as a mineral glass crystal. After cleaning the case and bracelet, fitting a new crystal, I installed the hands.

That's when I found out the stem for the seconds hand was snapped off inside the movement. What the heck happened to this poor thing?

Luckily I found the Mitoya 6S10 movement on eBay for $30 shipped. Swapped the faces and hands, and et viola.

Before:

After:

The crystal is so...crystal clear, you can't even see it in the photo. Check out the video here to see it...or at least my fingerprints on it.