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update, assembling the escutcheon

A while ago I had an update on painting the dial back plates. The parts have had plenty of time for the paint to cure, now they won't be nearly as delicate to damage. Attached are some cross section drawing to show how these parts fit together and which colors are used on the various surfaces of the dial face parts.

Assembling the escutcheon is fairly straight forward if you are the person who took it apart and remember how all the parts go together. If you haven't seen one assembled, the details are not very clear in the documentation. Best to pay attention and take photos when you disassemble your first one.
Escutcheon parts photo left to right:
Assembly main body plastic, Dial, Dial Backplate - Upper, Dial Backplate - Lower, Steel Button Surround Insert

The tiny round head screws that hold the Dial Backplate Upper and Lower are machine thread into copper.
These tiny screws don't use any washers, they are friction fit into the copper dial parts.
The round heads are not the best option for use on plastic, but based on taking 3 of these apart now, these tiny screws appear to be original.

The larger 6-32 screws that hold the button surround are flat head style, these will try to spread the plastic if they are too tight, but that's original as well so it's going back in too.