| Author | Message | ||
     Abba Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Don't know if this is allowed on this forum, if not the moderators should just delete. I have personally ruined totally the minutes hand on a cal.478 in a very stupid attempt to reluminize it myself. No - you should not do that on a piece like that if you're not used to to it, and yes they are hard to find I have tried elsewhere. It was looking nice with the original lumnious paint for well over a year of regular use. Then it fell out and I took the movement out and removed the debris from the dial before it got into the movement, and then the trouble began... | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1970 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
what do you mean "ruined them" ? You broke the metal frame of the hands? | ||
| Abba Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Yup - please dont make me tell how it happened.. good thing I stopped with just the one attempt | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1972 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Original hands are difficult to find, but in case you are looking, the hole sizes ar 0.8mm for the minute hand and 1.30mm for the hour hand. | ||
| Abba Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Can a good replacement be found, if I don't get an original, and where should I look - Borels ? | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1973 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
julesborel.com has these sizes, but it won't be the same shape. | ||
| Hex onX New member Username: Hexonx Post Number: 147 Registered: 09-2005 Rating: N/A |
Abba, wouldn't it probably be better to replace both hands and either auction off the auction off the hour hand or keep it for an original only spare? IMO the watch would look better if the hands match each other, so it would be less noticable. | ||
| Abba Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
So what you're saying is that the same shape can't be found, then I agree that it would be better to change both - but I think I will stick to the old ones until an original comes drifting along rather than auction them. Maybe some one reading this have one and could be willing to sell, trade or whatever |