Hands as a plastic disc

[kozmo9000]

Hi to all,

I'm in a process of assembling and designing my first watch, based on my favourite model from Mr. Jones Watch - Perfectly useless afternoon.
The thing, I'm struggling with most, are the hands - in form of a plastic disc. I know from Mr. Jones watch support, that "The discs have a metal rivet in the middle that hold them securely on the metal pipe of the movement." and "You can't buy them anywhere as they are custom made in specialised factories depending on the size of the hour and minute pipes on each individual movement". The printing and disc material isn't a big issue, but fastening on a movement is.

How can I achieve this in home conditions? Do you have any hint from your experience?

Thanks a lot.

[jdm]

2 hours ago, kozmo9000 said:

How can I achieve this in home conditions?

I would say, with great difficulty. If there was a simpler, easier way of having thin plastic sheets to stay securely and precisely on small shafts, watch manufacturers would use that instead of riveting. You can try drilling shaping and glueing tiny brass parts to the disc, but I'm afraid the result would not be satisfying anyway.