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26 June 2014, 12:41 PM | #1 |
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New life to a old Datejust - Mercedes hands
Hey Ya'll,
Been years since I've been active in watches.. so here is my first post in years. First - it sux to get old - my eyes are not what they used to be. I pulled my Datejust out of the safe, and took it to my watchmaker, to maybe sell it. It had a silver dial, and silver DateJust hands. I just could not read it any more. He tossed in a blue dial, and installed a set of Mercedes hands. I can tell time on it again!!!! Love the new look - it's like having a new watch. - Mark |
26 June 2014, 03:58 PM | #2 |
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Very nice! What year is your datejust? Thinking about Mercedes hands myself
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26 June 2014, 04:39 PM | #3 |
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Congratulations, perfect solution, looks good
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26 June 2014, 05:52 PM | #4 |
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Very cool. Which Rolex model are those handsets original to?
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26 June 2014, 10:57 PM | #5 |
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I'll have to look up the year for the Datejust, but I believe it was 1990. The movement is a 3135 ( I think), same as the submariner for that time frame. They are submariner hands.
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27 June 2014, 11:50 AM | #6 |
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Looks great!
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27 June 2014, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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Love the new Look.
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27 June 2014, 12:11 PM | #8 |
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Very good to know that sub hands fit the DJ. Jocke had a pic of a DJ he modified using yachtmaster hands.
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27 June 2014, 08:24 PM | #9 |
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Great solution, and unique
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30 June 2014, 11:39 AM | #10 |
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It looks very good.
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30 June 2014, 02:11 PM | #11 |
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Works beautifully! Know about the aging eyes thing--glad you have such an elegant solution!
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1 July 2014, 10:21 AM | #12 |
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Nice!
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7 July 2014, 11:49 AM | #13 |
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Congrats
I know what it's like I'm legally blind but I love Rolex so much My Exp II with black dial is perfect because of the contrast between the black dial and the whit markers and hands... http://s1266.photobucket.com/albums/...xplorerChris/?
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