3570.40 Japan Racing Limited Hands Color

Hi guys, a quick question since I am starting to research this model more thoroughly again, after having missed one or two chances to buy one when they were still available for a more reasonable price...

Quite a few people have converted their 3570.50 to look like a “Japan Racing Limited” (3570.40) using OEM service dial and hands.

I have read somewhere that those parts now have a sub dial hour hand that has a slightly different shade of orange than the minute counter (and sweep hand, I guess?).

Was this always the case, i.e. even for the original 3570.40 and for earlier service parts? Or is this only the case now, because, for example, they had to do another production run just for that part and it just has a different shade of orange.

I am asking
a) to identify modified vs. original watches for sale and
b) because I might just go the route of going with a modded one myself… but I would prefer it to look uniform and not have different shades of color on different hands. However, to be honest, I would be bothered less by that if the original also had it (makes little sense I know…).

Many thanks in advance!

To add to this, I have looked at prior listings, auctions etc., and in a lot (but not all) of cases, it looks to me like the legit 3570.40s had this slight color difference between the hands as well. Can anybody report of their own watches or experiences?

Some examples:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/ome...nly-edition-racing-dial-omega-verified.36582/

https://omegaforums.net/threads/200...0-40-japan-limited-edition-racing-dial.75308/

https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/HK090120/179

Oh, that is interesting for sure, thanks for sharing!

Great insights gents.

Thanks so much for chiming in @Foo2rama and @Fatcat .

I didn’t know you could simply call and have the serial checked. That is good to know, @Archer!

Also appreciate you sharing your personal experiences, @Evitzee