Swapping Watch Dials

Swapping watch dials is a fairly straightforward task as long as you have the right tools. Thanks to a very kind gesture from Ivan at Vario, I had the opportunity to swap my Silver Empire dial with a White Empire dial, which is most similar to a potential Empire II model that is in the works.

https://youtu.be/35NO8OoS_jE

Swapping Watch Dials Video Timeline

For all steps, take your time and use the right tools.

1. Context: 0:29
2. A kind gesture: 3:10
3. Opening the case: 3:58
4. Unwind (let down) the mainspring: 5:18
5. Remove stem: 7:20
6. Remove movement and dial: 8:27
7. Remove hands: 9:23
8. Remove dial: 11:07
9. Attach new dial: 13:00
10. Attach hands: 15:33
11. Recase the movement: 18:56
12. Test hand alignment: 21:00
13. Final thoughts: 21:22

Hope you find this helpful.