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24 June 2017, 12:59 AM
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Tudor Black Bay Black mod
Hello,
I would like to swap the hands from the snowflake to pencil type hands similar to the limited edition watch they auctioned for charity. Does anyone know if this is possible with the new movement? Any recs on who would be the best watchmaker to talk to regarding this modification. Would the ETA version be abetter option for the modification. I want to go from snowflakes to this: |
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24 June 2017, 01:11 AM
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Definitely looks great! Good luck with that. Great idea!
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24 June 2017, 02:05 AM
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I like that, very sharp!
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24 June 2017, 02:18 AM
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1000 times better than the snowflake hands.
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24 June 2017, 03:12 AM
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When the Black Bay 79220n first released in late 2015 their was one fella that managed to pop a Mercedes handset on his. It looked stunning.
I have to think if he managed that then you can do this if you track down the correct donor parts. You'll have a much better shot with an ETA model though like his was. |
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24 June 2017, 04:52 AM
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Real Name: Phil
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Does anyone know where I could source parts for the Tudor in house movement? What about the ETA movement? Thanks!
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24 June 2017, 06:11 AM
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That does look nice
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24 June 2017, 06:19 AM
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Looks good but the Snowflake helps differentiate it from a sub so I like that.
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24 June 2017, 06:22 AM
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I would think the ETA would be easier to find aftermarket hands that fit the movement, but I am far from an expert, not sure how the hands are different.
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24 June 2017, 07:57 AM
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Initially I wasn't a big fan of the snowflake hands, but it is really a big part of Tudor's dive watches' history. I've grown fond of them.
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24 June 2017, 09:37 AM
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Quote:
 May be trial and error with the in house movement. With the eta it is much easier. Just find a set of old Tudor sub 2824 hands. The reason I did it with my blue and not the red or black was the fear of getting the gilt color exactly right. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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24 June 2017, 09:39 AM
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Real Name: Larry
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Have you already sourced the hands?
Good looking watch, IMO. |
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