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Old 15 September 2018, 07:54 PM   #1
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Questions on DD stella

I refer to a DD stella found on a HK vintage shop which I have two questions without answers from when I learnt:

1. Thre engraving of model number is at middle height without the wordings "registered design" - I found it abnormal but not sure there exist genuine exceptional cases.

2. The minute hand is not long enough to reach the minute markings. I found more than less the minute hand should lbe long enough to reach the minute markings. Is this normal to have variations?

Many thanks if experts here can educate.
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Old 17 September 2018, 12:45 AM   #2
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from the colours you can tell the hands are replacements (or re-lumed), so that can clarify pointer no. 2
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Old 17 September 2018, 05:49 PM   #3
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from the colours you can tell the hands are replacements (or re-lumed), so that can clarify pointer no. 2
Yes, I tend to think so.

But I am still pluzzed on what is original minute hand length of 1803 and 18038 (or like) should be, as I saw some shorter and some longer, with or wihtout color match.
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Old 17 September 2018, 06:15 PM   #4
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Hard to tell what has happened over the years, things get changed. Not a huge problem on a DD but can certainly be replaced if you like. Your DD wheels should be gold as well.

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Hard to tell what has happened over the years, things get changed. Not a huge problem on a DD but can certainly be replaced if you like. Your DD wheels should be gold as well.

Thanks Richard, you have a pretty stella that I wish it was mine.

From what you said, it seems that long minute hand is original and shorter one is replacement. I dont know about date wheel. Can you educate golden date wheel is for a particular model or for a particular era? Many thx!

The model engraving also puzzled me. I don't think this shop sells non-genuine one but the engraving is unusual. Any one has input?

p.s. This is not my watch.
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Old 17 September 2018, 06:33 PM   #6
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The color of the wheels relate to the color of the writing and markers. White would be for a silver/wg dial. Can't help you with the engraving, my interest pretty much ends at 4 digit refs.

You could search images on google and probably find it.
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Old 17 September 2018, 10:05 PM   #7
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I have a 18078 I'm confused do you mean the minute hand to the second markers ? My original hand it a mm or 2 longer than pictured.
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I have a 18078 I'm confused do you mean the minute hand to the second markers ? My original hand it a mm or 2 longer than pictured.
Yes, my question is should an original matching minute hand be longer than it was pictured above and should be reaching the minute markers. I surfed through the web and noticed most of them should and some but not most are not that long.
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Old 18 September 2018, 01:32 AM   #9
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Hard to tell what has happened over the years, things get changed. Not a huge problem on a DD but can certainly be replaced if you like. Your DD wheels should be gold as well.
Most sensible answer so far. ^
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Old 18 September 2018, 02:16 AM   #10
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Agreed, DD wheels need to be in gold
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