I messed this one up
Found this old Fossil of my son’s in my watch junk, put a new battery in and it worked. Almost illegible due to all the shiny silver hands and markers against a shiny blue dial, so decided to try my hand at removing the Miyota 0S10 quartz movement and painting the minute and hour hands with automotive touch up paint so I could read the time and use the chronograph function to measure time spent with a customer. Lacking a movement vise, I caused the chrono hand to loosen on the shaft and ham-handedly pressed too hard at the point that releases the stem, so the distinct clicks when pulling the crown out are now much less distinct. Then while reaching for my jacket to go to church, the band’s old stitching let go and the watch fell to the tile floor.
Still keeps good time, but now I’m considering removing the chrono second hand completely. I never use it to time seconds, just as an indicator that the chrono is running. Feeling like a clumsy old fart who shouldn’t be working on watches.
Semi-retired with a thrifty streak.
My Fossil is also missing the chrono second hand due to my expert maintenance skills.
Well, that's how you learn. My one quartz chrono no longer has subdial hands (or a seconds hand, crown, stem...) because I eventually lost them after repeated futzing over the years.
Back before the internet was a resource, I reattached hands by licking a finger so the hand would adhere and repeatedly pressing until it lined up properly. Apparently tweezers are a oreferred method.
I tried to completely take apart a quartz watch I had laying around and was quickly overwhelmed at how many parts are in it and how small they are! I salute anyone who tries to go beyond like changing a battery.
I tried to completely take apart a quartz watch I had laying around and was quickly overwhelmed at how many parts are in it and how small they are! I salute anyone who tries to go beyond like changing a battery.
You’re right about the size of the parts. I took off one plate and found that trying to get it back on using screws that are a fraction of the size of a grain of rice was an exercise in extreme patience and deliberate calmness. Best to learn these lessons on a cheap watch.