ElvisFreak 73 Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) so, today I just received a new seconds hand for a 6200. I want to install it myself, I have installed hands before but not always successfully as they are so thin and flimsy ... So guys, I ask what is the best homemade tool that would be best to take off the seconds hand? Edited December 11, 2018 by ElvisFreak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetalMickey 179 Posted December 11, 2018 I tried to change a second hand and snapped the pinion. Turns out it was me that was the tool. Recommend getting someone competent to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bash64 17 Posted December 11, 2018 There isnt a giid way to do that withiut a handpuller or two if those curved mini pry bars (dont know their real name). Without watch tools, you're taking your chances Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted December 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Bash64 said: those curved mini pry bars (dont know their real name) Hand pullers :P Seriously tho, home made tools don't cut the mustard here; you will need a pair of hand pullers and a hand setter, real ones along with a dial protector. You will also need a case back tool and a few watchmaker's screwdrivers to remove the stem and the movement clamp screws. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted December 11, 2018 I find hand removing levers make it fairly straightforward, but I guess it depends on how thin the hand is, how tight the fitting is etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElvisFreak 73 Posted December 13, 2018 i only want to remove the seconds hand, I read on WUS those nail clippers work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted December 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, ElvisFreak said: i only want to remove the seconds hand, I read on WUS those nail clippers work. The proper tool costs about $5 - but you could probably use nail clippers if you're dextrous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luxuracer 14 Posted December 13, 2018 59 minutes ago, ElvisFreak said: i only want to remove the seconds hand, I read on WUS those nail clippers work. Just make sure you do not clip off the pinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,745 Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, GingerBlubba said: The proper tool costs about $5 - but you could probably use nail clippers if you're dextrous. The expert at dishing out shit advice has spoken...... again. What a load of utter shite you spew, nail clippers by definition are not useful for micro holological engineering Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetalMickey 179 Posted December 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said: nail clippers by definition are not useful for micro holological engineering Can I cut my nails with a hand removing lever? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splke 4,383 Posted December 13, 2018 Getting the hands off is an absolute doddle..... Never mastered the putting back on thing tho specially the seconds hand. On a 21j movement I always snap the pin clean off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted December 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said: The expert at dishing out shit advice has spoken...... again. What a load of utter shite you spew, nail clippers by definition are not useful for micro holological engineering Lol. What did I do wrong this time? I recommended he use the proper tool and pointed out how cheap the proper tool is. That's bad advice how? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted December 13, 2018 25 minutes ago, metalmickey said: Can I cut my nails with a hand removing lever? If you're dextrous enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElvisFreak 73 Posted December 13, 2018 you guys are killing me here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,745 Posted December 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, metalmickey said: Can I cut my nails with a hand removing lever? 20 minutes ago, GingerBlubba said: Lol. What did I do wrong this time? I recommended he use the proper tool and pointed out how cheap the proper tool is. That's bad advice how? “But you could probably use.....” is the phrase that pays Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,745 Posted December 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, GingerBlubba said: Lol. What did I do wrong this time? I recommended he use the proper tool and pointed out how cheap the proper tool is. That's bad advice how? Oh... @GenTLe knows all about that kinda shit, he once reported me to the mods for posting a link to some inexpensive screwdrivers... before you were born tho cockney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted December 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said: “But you could probably use.....” is the phrase that pays 'Probably'. It's hardly a ringing endorsement. If he'd asked me if he could perform a thoracotomy with a Biro, I would have said, "Definitely, if you're dextrous enough" because I know that's possible. Doesn't mean I'm recommending he does it. Jesus wept. Having said that, I bet he could do it with nail clippers. If he's dextrous enough. 7 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said: Oh... @GenTLe knows all about that kinda shit, he once reported me to the mods for posting a link to some inexpensive screwdrivers... before you were born tho cockney I've always liked Gentle. And I'm not a cockney. Cock perhaps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,745 Posted December 13, 2018 17 minutes ago, GingerBlubba said: 'Probably'. It's hardly a ringing endorsement. If he'd asked me if he could perform a thoracotomy with a Biro, I would have said, "Definitely, if you're dextrous enough" because I know that's possible. Doesn't mean I'm recommending he does it. Jesus wept. Having said that, I bet he could do it with nail clippers. If he's dextrous enough. Backpeddling now, you cockneys are all the same... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,501 Posted December 13, 2018 Pickle, I reported you because you are a badmouthing cunt, not for "cheap tools suggestions". What is a 6200?By the way, I found out that FOR ME the best one to take out a single second hand (big, central, not the tiny ones of small seconds) is the bergeon tool for second hands: 30670.6, which is the white one in this pic:You don't use it pushing on the dial but carefully fitting it between the second hand and the lower hands, closing it "enough to grab the tube but not to press it too much", and then pulling exactly vertically the hand.It is the only tool that never failed also on 7750 central second hands which are real bitches to get out.Like partially visible here at sec 19: Anyway if the watch is a normal 3 hand non chronograph, better to use normal hand lever (sharpened) and take out all the 3 hands than to try grabbing only the second one.I wouldn't use a nail clipper, too easy to damage the tube... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,285 Posted December 13, 2018 49 minutes ago, pickledbeetroot said: Backpeddling now, you cockneys are all the same... 3 minutes ago, GenTLe said: Pickle, I reported you because you are a badmouthing cunt, not for "cheap tools suggestions". BIGGER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,745 Posted December 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, GingerBlubba said: BIGGER No you didn’t, I pointed out the truth, you couldn’t handle it so went crying to the mods.... it’s the Italian way 15 minutes ago, GenTLe said: Pickle, I reported you because you are a badmouthing cunt, not for "cheap tools suggestions". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luxuracer 14 Posted December 13, 2018 17 minutes ago, GenTLe said: Pickle, I reported you because you are a badmouthing cunt, not for "cheap tools suggestions". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
