Curvature of hour hand on this Explorer II ref. 16570

[charwonj]

Hi Guys,

Here’s my first post on this forum. Long story short, I just purchased ref. 16570 from 1995. The case condition is reasonable given the price I’m paying. The hands match the dial. But I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the curved hour hand.

The hour hand is curved as I was told it should be, but the curvature is tilted to one side making the hour hand look like it isn’t parallel to the dial from most angles. The minute hand also tilts upward from the dial.

The seller is also a local watch maker. But he advises not correcting the hour hand due to the fragility of the tritium.

I’m trying not to get too hung up on this. Maybe the hands on my other vintage watches are also a little wonky but I don’t notice because of the domed crystal.

Do your hour hands also look like mine? Here a couple of photos.