mastrmindalliance Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I know this is pretty pedestrian for many of you but, usually when I mod a watch I end up breaking three watches in the process. Here's my first successful/useful mods ever. Platinum hibeat movement from josh: Flattened/polished canon: Crown spacing. Is this enough? ^^ also refinished the CG and pin. The brushing on mine was pretty rough before and the pin sat proud. I smoothed the roller pin. Not nearly as much as gen, but a slight improvement. Will have another stab at it. I added panatime lugs screws cos they're flatter and slightly longer. Would love to hear some critiques if I've gotten something wrong or not enough, missed something etc... Thanks to all the great peeps at RWG and WC for picking faults and posting how to fix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 You've done everything just right my friend, you should be proud of yourself And any fiddling with hands on Pams from H-maker is especially risky job, so even more kudos to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks! I was very careful with the hands. I used Offshore's levers for the job. But for the seconds hand I fashioned levers tool from thick printer paper (it's sits higher on this movement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sul Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Super work , I know how easy is ruin H factory "powder coated" hands black paint surface. And second hand reinstall is always pain:) But if you do it by yourself, you can always be 100% sure, that dial is cleaned and under sapphire is no dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Nice work mma! Looks great. Very satisfying to do it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Job well done! Great pics too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 fair play to ye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks guys! I'll have to reset the hands, they appear to be five mins out on the hour. Lesson learnt. It's best to test the allignment in all positions before pressing fully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I resetted the hands. i found it best to set at 12 like normal but because the minute hands covers the hour it can be slightly off. It needed to be checked around the dial. I used the end of the sausage markers and point of the hands to get it spot on.. I had another go at the roller lever. Not like that gen pic the other day but much better than stock (looks better IRL): had another go at the crown too and actually refinished the inside of crown head neatly. Its lost a bit of snap though. Really need a source for theose flat orings: These aren't really mods, but here's a pic showing the panatime lug screws. Not perfect but much better than the stock ones which were pointy at screw end and rounded at the head end. They also fill out the lug holes better - they're slightly longer: And as Ebzen said (elsewhere). Necessity makes you grow a pair. It's also the mother of invention. So here's my panerai "custom non-marring handtool" (my pressers dont have a hole large enough) Thanks again all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbutlerman Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I like the hand press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Thanks! It has one really good feature. It makes it very easy to get the hands perfectly level to the dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sul Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 I resetted the hands. i found it best to set at 12 like normal but because the minute hands covers the hour it can be slightly off. It needed to be checked around the dial. I used the end of the sausage markers and point of the hands to get it spot on................ ............And as Ebzen said (elsewhere). Necessity makes you grow a pair. It's also the mother of invention. So here's my panerai "custom non-marring handtool" (my pressers dont have a hole large enough) Thanks again all I usually install hands at 6 o`clock position. You can check at once that they are lined correctly. If 6 o´clock placement is ok all other positions are ok also. Hand made "non- marring handtool"- I like it, I will replicate one for myself probably So far I did use two toothpicks wrapped to thin film, they did the job perfectly also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted October 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Sorry to bump this old and boring thread but upon receiving a new order from Ptime i realise there's some misinformation above. The screws didn't come from them (On the screw head end, Panatime ones are short and pointy). These actually came from Aussie Ebay seller "twente(o)". I think they might be the same as WSO's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Very nice job...you should be proud...I know I would be.. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yclo Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Awesome non-marring handtool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mir36 Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 Awesome non-marring handtool! +1. I usually use a chopstick with a hole bored out at the end. Yours is better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM Posted November 5, 2011 Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 +1. I usually use a chopstick with a hole bored out at the end. Yours is better! So what do you do with the other one? Make a spare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yclo Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 So what do you do with the other one? Make a spare? I'm guessing one for the hour hand and one for the minute hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmindalliance Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Heheh, yeah they work really well. Although you do have to choose one with a firm eraser. The good thing is you can make them perfectly to suit if you have a good screwdriver set. I start the hole boring with a small Philips head and then choose the flat driver that matches the post size to finish. Don't forget to clean it out with rodico when done With trial and error I've found it best to keep the hole fairly shallow. The chopstick is a great idea too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Sorry to bump this old and boring thread but upon receiving a new order from Ptime i realise there's some misinformation above. The screws didn't come from them (On the screw head end, Panatime ones are short and pointy). These actually came from Aussie Ebay seller "twente(o)". I think they might be the same as WSO's. Well, at least he is a great guy, compared to mr slimeyballs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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