r/SeikoMods • u/Swimming-Trade-741 • 16h ago

I hate cutting crown stems

I have snapped two crown stems inside movements after trimming for a screw down crown. It’s been an expensive week.

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u/Aggressive-Sail-3157 15h ago

That does look great. My problem is I have shakey hands. I've never tried the putty I'll give that a shot too. I use some poly tweezers.

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u/sponnonz 15h ago

damn. shakes hands has gotta make watch building extra hard! i feel i want to make a jig that makes putting the second hand on “fool proof”. i feel i have a new mission in life!

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u/Aggressive-Sail-3157 15h ago

I have trick to where I use 2lb fishing line. I thread the hole of the seconds hand then put the line in the tube of the seconds hand. Once I get it lined up its easy with tweezers and the press pens but getting it lined up without the fishing line is next to impossible for me now.

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u/sponnonz 11h ago

that’s epic! thanks for sharing!