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Speedy subdial hand replacement opinion
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stuart70
·Depends on age. If it is only a few years old 10-20 then I would get it changed when serviced. If older then I would leave. It is only original once. I would not get my watch polished either but is personal taste.
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ChrisN
·It's hard to see there but, it looks like the hand was pressed on around the pipe and not directly on the pipe so, it has been bent down locally and broken the paint.
When the hand is removed, it looks like there is a fair possibility that the hand will separate from the pipe anyway and a new hand would be the easiest fix.
Good luck, Chris
When the hand is removed, it looks like there is a fair possibility that the hand will separate from the pipe anyway and a new hand would be the easiest fix.
Good luck, Chris
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Djstegal
·Thanks for the info. Any recommendations on where to get replacement hands? Anywhere to trust other than Omega?
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drhombus24
·Does anyone have an idea what would cause this? Mine has a similar issue. I haven’t bothered to get new hands but wanted to know if it’s Indicative of a bigger problem (ie moisture)
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drhombus24
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VetPsychWars
·Maybe it would help to add that my watch has never been opened since new
Even a factory assembler grabs a wrong tool from time to time, or the part is flawed.
Tom
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerDoes anyone have an idea what would cause this? Mine has a similar issue. I haven’t bothered to get new hands but wanted to know if it’s Indicative of a bigger problem (ie moisture)
There is a fair amount of pressure required to seat these hands, and this I because the hands need to be tight on the posts so they don't move due to the forces encountered when the chronograph is reset. The hands will whip well past the reset position and snap back:
A proper hand setting press will have plastic tips on them to set the hands on, but still these are hard enough that paint can be damaged. The minute recording hand in my experience has the greatest interference fit, and if any hand is going to fail coming off, it's most likely that one. This means it also requires the most pressure to install. No idea why this is, as the chronograph seconds hand is the one that has the greatest forces due to it's size, but it is what it is.
It doesn't take much to have the paint flake on these, and some hands I have encountered flake easier than others. Could be age, preparation for the surface before plating, or other things...
Easy for someone to just state incompetence, but like most things there's more to it than that.
Cheers, Al
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Djstegal
·There is a fair amount of pressure required to seat these hands, and this I because the hands need to be tight on the posts so they don't move due to the forces encountered when the chronograph is reset. The hands will whip well past the reset position and snap back:
A proper hand setting press will have plastic tips on them to set the hands on, but still these are hard enough that paint can be damaged. The minute recording hand in my experience has the greatest interference fit, and if any hand is going to fail coming off, it's most likely that one. This means it also requires the most pressure to install. No idea why this is, as the chronograph seconds hand is the one that has the greatest forces due to it's size, but it is what it is.
It doesn't take much to have the paint flake on these, and some hands I have encountered flake easier than others. Could be age, preparation for the surface before plating, or other things...
Easy for someone to just state incompetence, but like most things there's more to it than that.
Cheers, Al
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