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Step 5Final assembly
Attaching the face (photos 1 & 2)
Since I made two different faces, I knew at some point I would want to swap them up, so I went with heavy duty double sided tape to attach the movement to the face. It may not sound like it is strong enough, but in my case there was also an internal plastic spacer to provide most of the support. Double check that when you attach the tape to the movement that you aren't restricting movement of any of the internals.
Just line everything up very carefully to ensure that 12 noon remains in a true vertical and press the face into place.
Second hands are for quitters (photos 3 & 4)
I've never been a fan of second hands, so I elected to leave mine off during reassembly. When you put the hands back on, do it so the watch reads 12:00, this will ensure that the hands pass the proper marks at the right time.
Using the hollow part of the hand setter (pencil) to press the hands firmly in place starting from the face and working out. Make sure each hand is on level before adding the next one, or else there is a good chance that they will bind up on each other while sweeping the dial.
Just in case (photo 5)
Closing up the case should be a simple matter of placing the new movement/face assembly back into the case (along with any spacers), sliding the stem back in place (my pusher type one just clicks back with a little pressure) and snapping the back of the case on. It takes a little finagling to get tabs on the back to hold in place, but that satisfying "snap" that follows lets you know you are on the homestretch.
The only thing left now is to put the band back together by driving the pins gently back into place.
Since I made two different faces, I knew at some point I would want to swap them up, so I went with heavy duty double sided tape to attach the movement to the face. It may not sound like it is strong enough, but in my case there was also an internal plastic spacer to provide most of the support. Double check that when you attach the tape to the movement that you aren't restricting movement of any of the internals.
Just line everything up very carefully to ensure that 12 noon remains in a true vertical and press the face into place.
Second hands are for quitters (photos 3 & 4)
I've never been a fan of second hands, so I elected to leave mine off during reassembly. When you put the hands back on, do it so the watch reads 12:00, this will ensure that the hands pass the proper marks at the right time.
Using the hollow part of the hand setter (pencil) to press the hands firmly in place starting from the face and working out. Make sure each hand is on level before adding the next one, or else there is a good chance that they will bind up on each other while sweeping the dial.
Just in case (photo 5)
Closing up the case should be a simple matter of placing the new movement/face assembly back into the case (along with any spacers), sliding the stem back in place (my pusher type one just clicks back with a little pressure) and snapping the back of the case on. It takes a little finagling to get tabs on the back to hold in place, but that satisfying "snap" that follows lets you know you are on the homestretch.
The only thing left now is to put the band back together by driving the pins gently back into place.
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