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Old 4 March 2020, 03:57 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by DLRIDES View Post
The hands are press fit, Au is malleable and may not grip the shaft properly when reinstalled.


Rolex hands are gold as well and this rarely presents an issue. But yes, it does happen from time to time.

Panerai does this replacing with their steel hands as well though.
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Rolex uses rare elves to polish the platinum. They have a union deal and make like $90 per hour and get time and half on weekends.
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