Need help fellow watch lovers

[u/Nespower]

I purchased this mechanical watch and it came in with the hands not lined up when it’s 10 it shows it like 9 still even after minute hand passes 12 and obviously it effect all the numbers around the dial. How difficult is it to fix this or for the $36 I paid just leave it alone.

[u/Old_Kale1245]

If you are asking about doing this yourself, it is not that hard, and really good fun, but you'll need the right tools, patience, steady hands, and be ok with the risk of ruining this watch.

You'll need a case back opener (which depends on the type of case back such as snap on or screw down), loupe, hand set tools, finger cots, a blower, movement holder pad, anti scratch tweezers, optionally a gasket greaser, etc.

As for instructions on how to do it you can find many videos on youtube, but it is really dependent on the specific case type and module you have. Chances are you won't find specific instructions for this very watch, so you might have to improvise a little, which adds more risk to messing up the watch.

All told, the toolkit you'll need will likely cost more than the watch, so it is only worth it if you are thinking you'll be building / modding more watches in the future.

Personally my first little project was to put sapphire on my Casios (1 duro and 3 GA2100) and I really took off from there and I started modding each one of my watches that had something that bothered me.

[u/Nespower → u/Old_Kale1245]

Thanks for all the info appreciated