Smiths Braille pocket watch. Repainting the worn hands.

Smiths Braille pocket watch A1866 movement. Repainting the worn hands.

Time spent in the workshop lately was all about repainting the well-worn hands on the “Peaky Blinders” Smiths Braille pocket watch.

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As half the chrome on the hour hand has worn away, I need to repair the hands.

 Half the chrome on the hour hand has worn away

The hands are much thicker and shorter than a standard watch when you got a replacement watch from Smiths the hands where Mat Black. So I decided to paint them, Mat Black.

After rubbing down the hands using my jewellers wet & dry sticks

After rubbing down the hands using my jewellers wet & dry sticks, I apply a mat grey primer coat.

Applied the Mat Grey primer coat.

Next day I apply the Mat Black paint, so I think the job is well done!

Job is done!

Now on to repairing the damaged dial......