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Hi all, I've recently come across the WatchTech forum here on PuristSPro and I absolutely love the reports, stories, and feedback here. Amazing. Unfortunately, I don't have much knowledge to share. Instead, I have a question regrading dials. Any thoughts ...  

I am not a watchmaker myself, and all I want is to offer a quick information that can serve as starting point for own research, or - that would be much better - for replies from my watchmaking colleagues. Generally, the methods of fixing the dial depend o... 

In general the dials are mounted on the movement in some way, as Marcus said. The most common method is with "dial feet" that are spot welded on the back of the dial and then fixed in some way on holes in the movement. Other methods include using a ring a... 

I've seen a few different methods for fitting dials to movements. As stated, dial feet are the typical approach; usually stabilized and anchored by a locking screw or sliding clip. I've seen clip on dials that have a ring along the outer edge that allows ... 

Thank you very much for your insightful comments - gives me great direction.