Hand change

[Tenags89]

In recently bought a pam510. I love the piece but as I look at other Panerai models, I'm realizing I like shiny silver colored hands better than the black.

Is it possible to swap out the black hands with a polished steel/silver/white gold hands?

Can any watchmaker do this even though it is an in-house movement?

Any ideas on cost and labor?

Does anyone know somebody in the Chicago area who could do it?

I have the discontinued sandwich dial so will this kill the watch as far as collectibility or resale?

[nick c]

I would leave it as the factory original

[jhcam8]

This is one of those things that perhaps sounds good now, but really will not matter to you over time.
Generally, a stock watch will be easier to sell than a modified one and should hold a higher resale value, ceteris paribus.

I'd follow nick c's advice.

[mfer]

Getting OEM hands is nearly impossible. It is easy if you can get the hands.

[Cru Jones]

The hands color was one of the things that pushed me from the 111 to 164 when deciding.

[Jay (Eire)]

If you can get the hands then any watchmaker can do it. Just keep the original hands in case you want/need to swap back before selling.

Getting the hands might be difficult but I'm sure someone out there makes something that might look similar or better which you could use if OEM hands prove impossible to find.