Freeze hands on Asia 7750

[Watchloverz]

Hi'

I own a Speedmaster DSOTM fitted with an Asia 7750. On this watch, Subdial on "3" position are fake. Both hands move simultaneously
Is it possible to freeze one of the hands to position 0 to look more "genuine"?

Is it difficult work? Is within the reach of a good handyman (beginner)?

Here's the watch, bought from M2M month ago: http://www.trustytime01.cc/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35_81&products_id=13595

 

[KJ2020]

If you've never taken a movement out or reset hands, I would not attempt it. It's very easy to bend or scratch a hand or dial doing this. IDK about this model in particular, the hands at 3 may be glued together. But ordinarily both those hands should come off and should be able to be re-pressed to any position.

 

[Watchloverz]

Thanks for your advice. I did not think about the glue ... I'm gonna leave it at it is.

 

[KJ2020]

That's a good decision. We all have horror stories about how we tried to make something "better" and made it worse. Sometimes much worse, lol.

 

[Watchloverz]

I finally took apart the movement yesterday afternoon.

The needles were simply nested. I pulled them out, stacked them, and put them back together. The result is perfect!

On the other hand, we should know that the two hands turn together but i'm not using the chrono function so it's not a problem anyway.
It's a pleasure to have this dial at zero.

 

[p0pperini]

I did not think about the glue ... I'm gonna leave it at it is.

Sensible... Best option to avoid potential disaster. Good call.

I finally took apart the movement yesterday afternoon.

WAIT WUT?!?!?

Oh right - it's nearly two years later. I see what you were thinking. "Hey, that Chinese glue must have dissolved by now..." (Rolls up sleeves...)

 

[Watchloverz]

Well, i will say that I bought some equipements, and I worked a DG3813 recently (https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/modification-repairs/9434587-first-mod-build-1675 -gmt).

I was bored last night and I said to myself: why not remove the movement on the DSOTM. The 7750 is not complicated to dismantle so I only took very few risks

 

[KJ2020]

Well, i will say that I bought some equipements, and I worked a DG3813 recently (https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/modification-repairs/9434587-first-mod-build-1675 -gmt).

I was bored last night and I said to myself: why not remove the movement on the DSOTM. The 7750 is not complicated to dismantle so I only took very few risks

When you say nested, you mean one was simply pressed on top of the other? That's one way to save some $, WTG rep factories. I agree it would look so much better with them both set to zero, good job.

 

[Watchloverz]

When you say nested, you mean one was simply pressed on top of the other? That's one way to save some $, WTG rep factories. I agree it would look so much better with them both set to zero, good job.

Yes, just nested in each other. I don't understand why they did this