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Old 26 August 2017, 01:40 PM   #1
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Old dial and hands vs new dial and hands

Which do you guys prefer, the older YM2 or the 2017 release?




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Old 26 August 2017, 01:45 PM   #2
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I'd go with older, at least for me they're easier to see.
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Old 26 August 2017, 01:48 PM   #3
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older ones... they were specific for that watch, now it looks like they have "mercedes hands" from another model put in it
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Old 26 August 2017, 01:50 PM   #4
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older ones... They were specific for that watch, now it looks like they have "mercedes hands" from another model put in it
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Old 26 August 2017, 01:56 PM   #5
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On the SS version, the old dial and hands.

On the new TT and YG, the new hands are killer in the flesh!!

I could not believe how nice the new TT was in person.
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Old 26 August 2017, 03:36 PM   #6
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On the SS version, the old dial and hands.

On the new TT and YG, the new hands are killer in the flesh!!

I could not believe how nice the new TT was in person.
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Old 26 August 2017, 05:30 PM   #7
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The old one for me. this is the original design of YM2
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Old 26 August 2017, 06:19 PM   #8
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The old one for me.... much easier to see the hands - which is the basic function of any watch after all...

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Old 26 August 2017, 07:30 PM   #9
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Old 27 August 2017, 06:30 PM   #10
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Old for me!
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Old 27 August 2017, 06:52 PM   #11
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Old one and it has pretty decent discount too


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Old 27 August 2017, 06:58 PM   #12
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Old one without a doubt. The Mercedes hand on this model look out of place.
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Old 28 August 2017, 02:01 AM   #13
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Prefer the old hands
The new hands are hard to see
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Old 28 August 2017, 02:09 AM   #14
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Older. Not every rolex sport watch needs mercedes hands...
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Old 28 August 2017, 02:54 AM   #15
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The move to mercedes hands in this model mystifies me.

Why oh why would you commit this atrocity, Rolex?

OK, maybe I'm being a bit dramatic.
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Old 28 August 2017, 03:37 AM   #16
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Old hands>



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Old 28 August 2017, 06:01 AM   #17
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The new hands kill the readability for me.
I like the new dial though, but not enough to suffer with the hands.
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Old 28 August 2017, 01:33 PM   #18
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The new hands kill the readability for me.
I like the new dial though, but not enough to suffer with the hands.


The new dial does look good on the 2 tone rose gold model but not the stainless


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Old 28 August 2017, 01:51 PM   #19
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Another vote for older. New hand makes the whole watch a bit busy give all that's going on with the dial
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Old 28 August 2017, 02:09 PM   #20
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Much prefer the Blued hands. The new hands get lost in the dial, not enough contrast.
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