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Ken G
路I've just purchased the above watch and would like to confirm a couple of points (re. hands and bracelet) about this model to satisfy my curiosity. Some will say I should've confirmed before the purchase, but the price and condition were both fantastic, so I would've bought it anyway 馃榾 The watch was advertised as NOS, but I'm pretty sure it's a from-the-ground-up build using NOS parts (it's from WatchCo and I'm familiar with what they do and how they list their items).
The first question is regarding the hands: Did this model come with different types of hands?
My understanding is these are the correct hands for this model (pic "borrowed" from net):
I think I've only ever seen this style of hands (of varying lengths/colors) on the f300 and MHz watches. Is this correct? I'm almost certain that the hands on my new watch are "wrong", but would just like to have this confirmed by the experts here. The watch I bought has these:
Never seen these on a MQZ before. They seem to be the same as another cal. 1310 model, the Mariner. Here's a pic of my actual Mariner (with its less-than-mint hands):
My next question is regarding the bracelet. Did the 196.0016 ever come on a bar-type bracelet? My new watch is coming on a 3019/202. My understanding is that this is a lighter replacement bracelet for other Megaquartz models (Marine Chronometer and other 1510, 1511, 1516 model). Here are a couple of pics of the bracelet (and the rest of the watch) that's on its way to me:
I think this is the usual bracelet on the 196.0016:
But was this the only one? Was the bar-type an option?
As I said, I'm pretty sure the watch that's coming is franken (all be it with genuine parts); these questions are just out of interest. Thanks, as always, for your help!
[Bonus question: how do I go about removing the purple coating? Does that need expert attention?]
The first question is regarding the hands: Did this model come with different types of hands?
My understanding is these are the correct hands for this model (pic "borrowed" from net):
I think I've only ever seen this style of hands (of varying lengths/colors) on the f300 and MHz watches. Is this correct? I'm almost certain that the hands on my new watch are "wrong", but would just like to have this confirmed by the experts here. The watch I bought has these:
Never seen these on a MQZ before. They seem to be the same as another cal. 1310 model, the Mariner. Here's a pic of my actual Mariner (with its less-than-mint hands):
My next question is regarding the bracelet. Did the 196.0016 ever come on a bar-type bracelet? My new watch is coming on a 3019/202. My understanding is that this is a lighter replacement bracelet for other Megaquartz models (Marine Chronometer and other 1510, 1511, 1516 model). Here are a couple of pics of the bracelet (and the rest of the watch) that's on its way to me:
I think this is the usual bracelet on the 196.0016:
But was this the only one? Was the bar-type an option?
As I said, I'm pretty sure the watch that's coming is franken (all be it with genuine parts); these questions are just out of interest. Thanks, as always, for your help!
[Bonus question: how do I go about removing the purple coating? Does that need expert attention?]
