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30 July 2022, 02:22 PM | #1 |
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Relumed/painted hands
Curious to know how much painted / relumed hands devalue a vintage sub. Let’s say everything else on the watch is original and untouched, but the hands have been painted to match the patina of the markers. Is that a hard pass?
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30 July 2022, 03:03 PM | #2 |
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No. Not for me. Sourcing a replacement set of hands is not that hard.
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30 July 2022, 03:11 PM | #3 | |
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Many vintage watches have been repaired and/or refinished to include the hands. That is just part of owning and maintaining the look of your vintage watch. If having refinished hands bothers you, source a vintage original tritium set. But, before you do,understand that many of these hand sets are rather expensive and the chance that the tritium lume could fall out of the hand at any time is very realistic. I've seen it happen many times. Whether the hands are relumed or original tritium, the price difference for relumed hands when compared to a nice tritium set would depend on the particular model and the condition of the tritium hand set. For me, having relumed hands that do not glow compared to dead tritium hands than no longer glow should be a wash, but, as we all know, collectors are a finicky bunch - that we know for sure. Good luck with the watch!
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30 July 2022, 03:17 PM | #4 |
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No. Not for me. Sourcing a replacement set of hands is not that hard.
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31 July 2022, 11:41 PM | #5 |
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If the relume is done properly, I am good with it. Just like I would be with a restored vehicle.
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31 July 2022, 11:59 PM | #6 |
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I don't really care too much either as long as they vaguely match the HR plots, and they lume up the the same amount as hour plots. More concerned are they correctly flat/curved or gilt/steel as per original fitment.
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1 August 2022, 01:03 AM | #7 |
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It is not a deal breaker. While finding the best match is great, I won't skip on a good piece. I am willing take higher than average damage particularly when there is a story involved.
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1 August 2022, 02:45 PM | #8 |
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I think difficult to paint Tritium in this time. Tritium not light pass 25-30 years, pass Tritium Rolex Watch maybe end 1993 and Tritium difficult to re-paint and keep Tritium Time
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