lock hands: How to choose those for a clock under construction

We want to talk to you about a topic that will surely affect all those who want to adjust their watch or are building one. We're talking about the clock hands!

Many people build a clock in wood, ceramic or other materials. Surely a very important part during the construction of the watch is the choice of the mechanism, but after having equipped your watch of a movement, you usually choose quartz movements with batteries, you have to choose the hands

It is true that with the mechanism often are paired with the hands not always these are of good quality or match the style of the watch you are realizing.

There are many hands that you can choose different models and different colors.

The models of the hands

Lancia: The hands of this type can be used for modern style timepieces and are perfect for models made of glossy ceramics.

Stick: The stick hands, these are ideal for adjusting the plastic watches or the kitchen clocks with large dials.

Arrow: the arrow hands are suitable for modern plastic or ceramic dials, but they are also suitable for watches made of wood.

Drop: The drop hands are ideal instead to be used for classic style timepieces, especially for wooden watches and pendulum clocks.

Flame: Even the flame hands have a style that fits perfectly to a more classical style, they are also perfect for iron watches.

The watch hands can be used for table and wall items. These in addition to having different shape styles, can also be made in different materials such as aluminum and plastic, in some cases it is possible to find the hands plated in yellow gold and white gold or made of steel or copper.

Wristwatches may also need a spare for this reason they are sold on the wrist watch hands.

Of course if you have luxury watches for the replacement of the hands if you ever need it we advise you to turn directly to a watch and not to rely on DIY.

The hands for the cheapest wristwatches can be purchased online or from any watch retailer and watch replacement.

Wrist watch hands can be distinguished in different types. In fact, before changing them, be careful to choose the ideal wrist hands for quartz watches, and there are also ideal hands for divers watches.

The hands of the wristwatch are available in various materials the best are steel ones but there are also those in gold plated steel or made of silver.

Finally, to give a more interesting tone to your wristwatch you can choose to buy hands for the wristwatch made with luminescent material. This way you can see the Watch's dial even in the dark.

Hand clock price and where to buy them

The clock hands can really cost a figure as much as paltry, these in fact start from five euros and can, however, come to cost even on the twenty or thirty euros for the hands.

The hands for wall and table clocks can be purchased directly from the Amazon store; Here are some examples: