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·Hi Zenith afficionados,
I am mainly an Omega guy as you might know but as a hard core watch collector I know that a Zenith Chronometre with cal. 135 is a must have for any vintage watch collection.
I own a nice SS example with a 2 brand dial, Zenith plus Favre Leuba, a well know combination.
My watch came with wrong gilt hands in bad condition and they had to go...
Here is my watch
When scrolling through the net I have found several Favre Leuba / Zenith examples and I am a bit puzzled by the different lengths of the minute hands.
My understanding is that the minute hand should touch or slightly exceed the minute hashes/dots, at least i have found this on Omega watches I collect and this seems rational.
I have found photos of Zenith Favre Leubas where the minute hand is very long and reaches the outer rim of the dial.
And here is an example where the minute hand only slightly exceeds the minute track - a good compromise or must I search for a hand which exactly touches the dots?
What do you connoisseurs think about the correct lenght of the minute hand for this particular dial. Can a very long minute hand be considered as correct/original?
BTW I have also found luminous hands on this kind of dial although the dial is without lume dots - IMHO this should be a no-go - right?
Any help from the experts would be much appreciated.
I am mainly an Omega guy as you might know but as a hard core watch collector I know that a Zenith Chronometre with cal. 135 is a must have for any vintage watch collection.
I own a nice SS example with a 2 brand dial, Zenith plus Favre Leuba, a well know combination.
My watch came with wrong gilt hands in bad condition and they had to go...
Here is my watch
When scrolling through the net I have found several Favre Leuba / Zenith examples and I am a bit puzzled by the different lengths of the minute hands.
My understanding is that the minute hand should touch or slightly exceed the minute hashes/dots, at least i have found this on Omega watches I collect and this seems rational.
I have found photos of Zenith Favre Leubas where the minute hand is very long and reaches the outer rim of the dial.
And here is an example where the minute hand only slightly exceeds the minute track - a good compromise or must I search for a hand which exactly touches the dots?
What do you connoisseurs think about the correct lenght of the minute hand for this particular dial. Can a very long minute hand be considered as correct/original?
BTW I have also found luminous hands on this kind of dial although the dial is without lume dots - IMHO this should be a no-go - right?
Any help from the experts would be much appreciated.
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