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Last night, I wound and set a very nice 14k 12 size Illinois Model 1 Extra Thin. When I checked the time a little later, to my horror I found that the "open square" end of what had been the original and perfect hour hand had somehow broken off. I have attached a pre-catastrophe photo of this watch so that you can see how it used to look. The hour hand now ends where the open square end began; the open square end now is lying like a dead animal at the bottom of the dial. Have any of you experienced such spontaneous hand disintegration? What causes it? Is there a way to prevent it? Do any of you have a replacement hour hand or an appropriate set of replacement hands for this watch that you would sell to me, or do you know where I could buy them? Is there any decent way of repairing the broken hand? | ||
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Many PROFESSIONAL Jewelers have a micro-laser welder that is fully capable of fixing the hand as you described. My Jeweler here would probably add a very thin reinforcement behind the broken spot during the repair to reduce the likelyhood of a "repeat performance". That depends on what the hand is made of, gold, plkated brass, plated steel, etc. | |||
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IHC Life Member |
Thanks, David. I will look into this alternative. | |||
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IHC Member 163 |
Sounds to me like one hand hung up on the other and it snapped at it's weakest point. Leon Harris of our chapter is a wizard at laser welding, if you're needing a source. Regards! Mark | |||
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Administrative Assistant |
Ethan, One of our members, Leon Harris may be able to help you. Leon is a fourth generation jeweler and watchmaker who does remarkable work. Here is a sample... Grandpa's Watch, A Restoration Project You may contact Leon at HarrisLJ@msn.com or phone 931-261-0543 Dr. Debbie | |||
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IHC Member 163 |
Thanks for providing Leon's email address, Dr. Debbie. I didn't have it in hand when I told him about Leon's laser skills in my post. Regards! Mark | |||
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