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Old 28 March 2022, 06:14 PM   #11
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The snowflake hand isn't meant to look good, it was designed in the 1960s in collaboration with French Navy divers, who found the smaller mercedes hands, which Rolex first used in the 1930s on dress watches, didn't hold enough lume to be sufficiently legible under water.
Thank you for the info I often wondered why they were like that. Correct on the other post. You were not expressing your opinion about the hands just giving why they were like that.
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