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Originally Posted by gsg
Wow, what a jackpot with the hands! How did you manage to find a set so closely matching the dial in color? These are not relumed, correct?
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I have the original hands which have perfect lume but the metal portion has bubbled and oxidized. 15 years ago I sourced gold hands which were painted and color matched to dial. With this service with Phillip I wanted to make the watch as correct as possible. Phillip sourced the year matched bracelet and crystal for me. For the hands I located a seller in England selling a set of NOS hands and from the scans the color looked close. I sent the funds and crossed my fingers they were real and matched. They are indeed tritium NOS hands and by luck the color is spot on. Was surprised and thrilled how well they worked out.
When I inherited the watch in 1988 there was no pearl in the bezel. I wanted a vintage correct pearl and was able to source one from Vitaly who posts often on the forum. He was great to purchase from and pearl worked out great as well.