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Gilt hands comparison


Nanuq

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Good morning gents, I'm looking for some gilt hands.  There's a lot of information here so let's see if we can summarize it in a thread?

 

Silix / Raffles sell gilt hands for DG/Miyota movements but the minutes hand is short - it doesn't reach the chapter ring.

 

CWP has very nice gilt hands (the best?) but they only fit gen or ETA 2824.

 

What other options are there, if I want a full length minutes hand for a Miyota 8215?

 

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Hey hammer time,

Is the Miyota the omly option? i was thinking that if it fit, a 2846 would allow a better range of choices. I really like CWP's hands, I got a set for my 7924 and should Iever find a better dial for it, I'll get another set that isn't quite as "Aged"!!

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I don't know if the ETA would fit, I believe the case is Silix's Milgauss ROLS234  (?)

 

If that would work, I'm home free.  :tu:

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I've used Clarks hands on ETA's - not sure if they would fit the Miyota or not

 

Yeah that's the problem, they only work on ETA.  Not DG or Miyota.

 

So will the ETA fit this case?  :g:

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I just bought a set for ETA. The hours hand is correct, minutes is 90 and I need 100. So I need to enlarge it. Can you step me through it if I don't have the tool? I'm thinking a very long thin needle will let me incrementally open it up until it fits over the minutes shaft?

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I just bought a set for ETA. The hours hand is correct, minutes is 90 and I need 100. So I need to enlarge it. Can you step me through it if I don't have the tool? I'm thinking a very long thin needle will let me incrementally open it up until it fits over the minutes shaft?

You need a set of broaches, which are basically small, circular files that you rotate within a hole to enlarge it

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The process is much easier if you secure the hand in a hand holder

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I posted an illustrated mini-tutorial 4-5 years ago, but it must have gotten removed during 1 of the system updates.

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