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taxico · 27 March 2010, 10:31 PM

are the hour hands on a rolex sport watch curved?

Tools · 28 March 2010, 01:21 AM

Yes..they are..........

taxico · 28 March 2010, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Tools

Yes..they are..........

i had too many beers and i thought my eyes were playing tricks on me...

is there any particular reason why the hour hands are curved?

JEC · 2 April 2010, 09:05 AM

Dunno but most I've seen have curved Mercedes roundels. Probably because they are too thin to maintain a perfectly flat appearance.

You can tell some of the fakes that way - they curve A LOT around the roundel because the hands are paper-thin.

le_baroudeur · 6 April 2012, 04:21 PM

The upper side (crystal side) of the hand is curved, and the bottom side (dial side) is flat: i love those tiny engineers things: that improves legibility because the hands reflects more light: like a curved (convex here) miror.
There are some macro shots from time to time, where you can see it.

kilyung · 7 April 2012, 12:52 AM

I always thought the curvature was intended for both legibility and straightness.

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le_baroudeur "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rennes, FRANCE Posts: 802	The upper side (crystal side) of the hand is curved, and the bottom side (dial side) is flat: i love those tiny engineers things: that improves legibility because the hands reflects more light: like a curved (convex here) miror. There are some macro shots from time to time, where you can see it. __________________ Card Carrying Member of the Global Assoc. of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons.

2 April 2010, 09:05 AM	#4
JEC Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: J. Location: Montreal Watch: Speedmaster Pro Posts: 232	Dunno but most I've seen have curved Mercedes roundels. Probably because they are too thin to maintain a perfectly flat appearance. You can tell some of the fakes that way - they curve A LOT around the roundel because the hands are paper-thin.

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kilyung 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cave Watch: Sundial Posts: 33,873	I always thought the curvature was intended for both legibility and straightness.

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