Another Dial Challenge!

Question

I've got a new Challenge for you guys, hoping you can help me out with this dial.  Also, as always I will need very clear instructions as I am by no means a master at Illustrator, not sure I will ever move from the "beginner" class.  But anyways, here it is and the numbers are not an issue, but everything else needs to be recreated as close to the original as possible but no need for "exact" as this dial was probably hand drawn back then as most are.
Only the clock face is needed, not the surrounding black area and the tiny holes on each side as well as the larger hole in the middle are not an issue, those are registration marks.
thanks guys!!!

Answer 1

Jber,
Using the original dial as a locked template and having Stroke>Cap and Join set to Round, you may (Smart Guides are your friends):
1) Create the rays as follows, every time adjusting the Stroke Weight to fit the original:
1a) Drag horizontally with the Line Tool to create a horizontal line longer than the dial, then Object>Path>Add Anchor Points;
1b) Rotate copies by 30 degrees until you have all the rays;
1c) Centre the rays over the centre of the original;
2) Create the outermost ring shape as follows:
2a) First create a rectangle with the right height (fitting the horizontal segments) and as long as the horizontal ray, then Object>Path>Add Anchor Points once;
2b) Then create a line between the middle Anchor Points of the vertical segments in the sides (you can do that with the Line Tool, dragging from one to the other, Smart Guides say anchor);
2c) Then create a circle with the centre at the middle of the leftmost bend (at 9) and fitting the rightmost bend (from 2 over 3 to 4), it should fit reasonably well, keeping the centre on top of the line created in 2b) (Smart Guides say path), you may adjust size and move the centre horizontally if needed to fit;
2d) Then copy the circle from 1c) and move its centre to the centre of the rays Smart Guides say anchor) and then Object>Transform>Move and press Enter (this will repeat the move to fit the other bend);
2e) Then select both circles and the rectangle and Pathfinder>Divide and Object>Ungroup and delete all the redundant parts;
This should give you the finished outer ring;
3) Cut the rays as follows:
3a) Select each ray and click on it with the Scissors Tool where it crosses the outer ring (Smart Guides say anchor or path);
3b) Select the redundant outer parts and delete them;
4) Create the inner ring as follows:
4a) Object>Path>Offset Path with a negative value equalling the distance between the outer ring and the inner ring, first attempt;
4b) Undo and redo until you have it right;
This should give you the finished inner ring;
5) Create the central part as follows:
5a) Object>Path>Offset Path with a negative value equalling the distance between the inner ring and the central part, first attempt;
5b) Undo and redo until you have it right;
5c) Give the central part a fill;
This should give you the finished central part, and thereby the whole dial.