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  1. ewand Nov 19, 2018

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    As well as watches with blue dials, I must be a sucker for watches with blue hands, as the first quality watch I ever bought was a Speedmaster Broad Arrow, which I'd seen in a photo and was immediately taken with the blue steel finish of the hands.

    I recently picked up a Grand Seiko "Snowflake" and thought it had a few similarities to the Broad Arrow, most notably the blue of the sweep seconds hand. Here are some phone camera shots taken on the window sill...

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    One of the more obvious differences between the two is the weight, especially of the bracelet - the Broad Arrow clocks in at 162g but the Snowflake only 92g.
     
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  2. allwoundup Nov 19, 2018

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    Blue Monday....
     
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  3. Willem023 Nov 19, 2018

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    Do old-fashioned blue steel hands count too?
    (no clue btw if these hands are original to the watch, nor that much of the watch itself....:oops: )

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  4. dwboston Nov 19, 2018

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  5. Canuck Nov 19, 2018

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  6. padders Oooo subtitles! Nov 19, 2018

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    I share your love of the blue hands option and bought this as my first and for a long time only Speedy. It’s been joined by others supposedly more worthy but this still gets a lot of wrist time.

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  7. bama2141 Nov 19, 2018

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    Blue, but not blued...

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  8. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 19, 2018

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    Great timing , you caught me blue handed.
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  9. speedamatuer Nov 19, 2018

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    Love a blue sweep hand
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  10. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Nov 19, 2018

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    Hard to do on an overcast day: a few of mine.
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  11. JanV Nov 19, 2018

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    My participation in the blue hands battle with this Memomatic blue sweep hand.
     
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  12. Stufflers Mom Nov 19, 2018

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  13. AdamS Nov 19, 2018

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  14. Gefa Nov 19, 2018

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    Heuer Autavia 73663 "Siffert colours"
     
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  15. drhombus24 Nov 19, 2018

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    It’s not easy to see the blue hands, but this watch is one of the best looking watches that I have seen in person. Just wish it was a little smaller... And while I’m at it, cheaper A191F46F-09E1-4ED2-926B-6B215BC16A84.png
     
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  16. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Nov 20, 2018

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    Sure, here's some blued hands...

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  17. omegasaso12 Nov 20, 2018

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  19. bristnj Nov 23, 2018

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  20. mancio Nov 23, 2018

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