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R@lex · 2 December 2018, 07:51 AM

Just spotted this one. What's the deal here?
Minute and hours hands are wrong for a platona...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBTELhrbnw8

037 · 2 December 2018, 08:07 AM

Good question. Earlier ones had that style of hands but I've never seen them without lume. That's new to me.

Here's one with earlier hands:

Current hands:

R@lex · 2 December 2018, 08:15 AM

But this one also has baguete on it!

037 · 2 December 2018, 08:55 AM

You're right... the baguette dial does get the striped center hands.

Well, I have no idea in this case. The lack of lume is odd for sure. I've never seen that myself.

214270Explorer · 2 December 2018, 10:15 AM

I searched around ebay and bob's watches, and even the ones going back to the early 70's have lumed hands. Some hands are not "hollowed out" but hands like the ones in the link were not seen.

Were the hands perhaps painted over for some reason?

For what it is worth.

R@lex · 2 December 2018, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 214270Explorer

I searched around ebay and bob's watches, and even the ones going back to the early 70's have lumed hands. Some hands are not "hollowed out" but hands like the ones in the link were not seen.

Were the hands perhaps painted over for some reason?

For what it is worth.

Strange, a store like Govberg shouldn't let this happen

Langnam · 3 December 2018, 01:06 AM

May have had it serviced at RSC. I sent my WG Panda in for a service, mentioned a few scratches on the minute hand and if not in spec, please replace.

RSC replaced the complete handset for the Daytona, and the hour/minute hands were like the video. Lume free. It’s hard to read at night, but doesn’t bother me otherwise as I know this must be Rolex approved.

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Bigblu10 · 3 December 2018, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Langnam

May have had it serviced at RSC. I sent my WG Panda in for a service, mentioned a few scratches on the minute hand and if not in spec, please replace.

RSC replaced the complete handset for the Daytona, and the hour/minute hands were like the video. Lume free. It’s hard to read at night, but doesn’t bother me otherwise as I know this must be Rolex approved.

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If the hour plots have lume, it only makes sense for the hands to have lume also. Oherwise, reading the time in the dark is a no go. Doesn't make any sense to me.

Langnam · 3 December 2018, 04:52 AM

Sometimes Rolex doesn’t make sense.

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214270Explorer · 3 December 2018, 10:08 AM

UPDATE.

I was just reading an article on the Gibeon Meteorite that they used to make the dial of the Meteorite Daytona.

The Daytona shown in the article has the same hands as the OP's video shows.

PM me for more info if desired.

J_1964 · 3 December 2018, 12:10 PM

It's a GREAT Idea to get educated about these things from outside sources in addition to here on TRF.

GLADIATOR · 3 December 2018, 10:28 AM

Thats why we have to be mighty care prior to calling "fake", especially on older models, where ROLEX did some strange things
A

214270Explorer · 3 December 2018, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GLADIATOR

Thats why we have to be mighty care prior to calling "fake", especially on older models, where ROLEX did some strange things
A

Better safe than to look bad.

Can't catch them all anyway.

Langnam · 3 December 2018, 11:49 PM

Photo of my WG Panda after a Rolex service under warranty.

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2 December 2018, 07:51 AM	#1
R@lex "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: São Paulo Watch: dd40 228235 Posts: 214	What's up with the minute/hour hands of this platoon? Just spotted this one. What's the deal here? Minute and hours hands are wrong for a platona... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBTELhrbnw8 __________________ _______________________________ "So I live each day, like I know that is my last" RS

2 December 2018, 08:15 AM	#3
R@lex "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: São Paulo Watch: dd40 228235 Posts: 214	But this one also has baguete on it! __________________ _______________________________ "So I live each day, like I know that is my last" RS

2 December 2018, 10:15 AM	#5
214270Explorer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: United States Watch: me buy Watches Posts: 3,955	I searched around ebay and bob's watches, and even the ones going back to the early 70's have lumed hands. Some hands are not "hollowed out" but hands like the ones in the link were not seen. Were the hands perhaps painted over for some reason? For what it is worth. __________________ “The display of actual intelligence terrifies much of mankind” Rolex "some" Tudor "some" Damasko "some" Misc Pieces "some" Marathon "some" GS Spring Drive "some" Hamilton "some" Findeisen "some"

3 December 2018, 01:06 AM	#7
Langnam "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 971	May have had it serviced at RSC. I sent my WG Panda in for a service, mentioned a few scratches on the minute hand and if not in spec, please replace. RSC replaced the complete handset for the Daytona, and the hour/minute hands were like the video. Lume free. It’s hard to read at night, but doesn’t bother me otherwise as I know this must be Rolex approved. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ PLVS VLTRA

3 December 2018, 04:52 AM	#9
Langnam "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 971	Sometimes Rolex doesn’t make sense. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ PLVS VLTRA

2 December 2018, 08:07 AM	#2
037 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 6,173	Good question. Earlier ones had that style of hands but I've never seen them without lume. That's new to me. Here's one with earlier hands: Current hands:

2 December 2018, 08:55 AM	#4
037 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: USA Posts: 6,173	You're right... the baguette dial does get the striped center hands. Well, I have no idea in this case. The lack of lume is odd for sure. I've never seen that myself.

3 December 2018, 10:08 AM	#10
214270Explorer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: United States Watch: me buy Watches Posts: 3,955	UPDATE. I was just reading an article on the Gibeon Meteorite that they used to make the dial of the Meteorite Daytona. The Daytona shown in the article has the same hands as the OP's video shows. PM me for more info if desired. __________________ “The display of actual intelligence terrifies much of mankind” Rolex "some" Tudor "some" Damasko "some" Misc Pieces "some" Marathon "some" GS Spring Drive "some" Hamilton "some" Findeisen "some"

3 December 2018, 12:10 PM	#11
J_1964 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Real Name: Jim Location: NoCal USA Watch: 16710 Posts: 1,955	It's a GREAT Idea to get educated about these things from outside sources in addition to here on TRF.

3 December 2018, 10:28 AM	#12
GLADIATOR "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Costa Blanca, Watch: YMII,GMTII,DAYTONA Posts: 5,288	Thats why we have to be mighty care prior to calling "fake", especially on older models, where ROLEX did some strange things A __________________ The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. Winston Churchill "We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done."

3 December 2018, 11:49 PM	#14
Langnam "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 971	Photo of my WG Panda after a Rolex service under warranty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ PLVS VLTRA

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