Datejust vs 1018 hand lengths

For those care

Are the 160x and late 60’s 1018 hands the same? I asked on the VRF and the gurus said that the hands are most likely the same.

I figured this out the hard way when I bought a set of NOS Rolex Tritium datejust hands to replace a set on one of my 1018s. And I didn’t realize until after they were installed that the minute and second hand were about 0.5mm too short.

so I took the opportunity to put some nice hands on my 1600 and I relumed (no glow) my best 1018 stick set. 1018 hands are on the right below.

here is the the 1018 looked (on left) like with the DJ hands installed, definitely too short.

Well, they are appropriate for the 1018 for sure!