Sourcing Period Correct Parts

[Al1988]

Hi All,

I'm in the process of obtaining a beautiful 16750 Pepsi at a very good price with beautiful patina and all original parts. However, there is one unoriginal part to this piece and that is that the seconds hand was replaced at a service and as such does not match the patina on the dial and the other hands.

I know that it is possible to source a period correct seconds hand that matches patina-wise, however i'm unsure of exactly who one would go to for such a thing and roughly how much i'd be looking at paying.

Would anyone be able to help me with this information?

Any information is really appreciated!

[KDA]

Originally Posted by Al1988

Hi All,

I'm in the process of obtaining a beautiful 16750 Pepsi at a very good price with beautiful patina and all original parts. However, there is one unoriginal part to this piece and that is that the seconds hand was replaced at a service and as such does not match the patina on the dial and the other hands.

I know that it is possible to source a period correct seconds hand that matches patina-wise, however i'm unsure of exactly who one would go to for such a thing and roughly how much i'd be looking at paying.

Would anyone be able to help me with this information?

Any information is really appreciated!

You find a lot of that kind of stuff on this site:

http://www.vintagerolexforum.com/

In fact I see some 16750 hands are posted for sale already

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September 6 2011 at 3:18 PM