Hand unit and timepiece

A hand unit for a timepiece, comprising:

• a hand for indicating time;
• a hand movement unit that moves the hand, the hand movement unit including an inner hand shaft and an outer hand shaft that has a cylindrical part;
• and
• an attachment member including a support part attached to a rotational center of the hand so as to support the hand, and a cylindrical part defining a rotational axis of said hand and configured to be attached to a rotating shaft in the timepiece, the cylindrical part continuing from the support part extending towards a rear side of the timepiece along the rotational axis,
• wherein the outer hand shaft of the hand movement unit is inserted inside the cylindrical part of the attachment member,
• wherein the cylindrical part of the outer hand shaft is pressure-fitted to the cylindrical part of the attachment member such that only a lower portion of the cylindrical part of the attachment member that is located at the rear side of the timepiece is in contact with the cylindrical part of the outer hand shaft, and
• wherein a bottom of the cylindrical part of the attachment member is at a position that is approximately the same or lower than a tip of the hand.