Fitting Hands

[TheFixer]

Hello,

Can anyone offer some advice on fitting hands to mechanical movements in particular the Seconds hand thats the one I have most difficulty with.

Seems to be easier with quartz which I haven't had much trouble with.

Thank you.

 

Jon

[rogart63]

In what way is it difficult? To find the pinion or to press it on? I use a tweezer which i hold the second hand with .And i can put it on the pinion . Then i often take a piece of pegwood to press it on with . 

Some use rodico to hold the hands with. Subhands are a **BLEEP** though   

[Geo]

Hi Jon, have a read through these two treads you may get the information you require.

http://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/3910-getting-the-hands-on-correctly/#comment-39600

 

http://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/3624-watch-hand-press/#comment-35959

 

[TheFixer]

1 hour ago, rogart63 said:

In what way is it difficult? To find the pinion or to press it on? I use a tweezer which i hold the second hand with .And i can put it on the pinion . Then i often take a piece of pegwood to press it on with . 

Some use rodico to hold the hands with. Subhands are a **BLEEP** though   

Both finding the pinion and pressing on, also worried about causing damage if I press too hard.

Thank you for the input.

[TheFixer]

1 hour ago, Geo said:

Hi Jon, have a read through these two treads you may get the information you require.

http://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/3910-getting-the-hands-on-correctly/#comment-39600

 

http://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topic/3624-watch-hand-press/#comment-35959

 

Thanks Geo much appreciated.

Jon

[jdm]

Hello,

Can anyone offer some advice on fitting hands to mechanical movements in particular the Seconds hand thats the one I have most difficulty with.

It's the one with the smaller pivot, because of that it may be difficult to center. What I do is to place it with the movement running. When I see it turning I know it's safe to press down.