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Do replacement Racing dial hands start out red?

Felix_La_PuBelle
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When Omega services the orange hands on their racing dial variants (Speedy Mark II, 3570.40, etc.) do the new hands sometimes start out looking kind of red?

Here's one example but I feel like I've seen others.

I've seen other posts touch on this subject but I'm curious if this is how factory hands start and then fade to orange? Or are there different Omega servicing techniques than can yield different results? Does Omega ever paint or refinish old hands or do they always replace?

Or is my wife actually right that I'm colorblind?
 
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Some other examples which makes me wonder, did Omega adjust its orange from the vintage to modern eras?

I'm used to seeing vintage references with this brighter orange on the hands but perhaps this is because it has lightened or faded over time:
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Modern Omegas (and or modern replacement parts) seem to have more of a red-orange (blood orange?) tint:
Red.webp Red2.webp
 
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Felix_La_PuBelle Felix_La_PuBelle
When Omega services the orange hands on their racing dial variants (Speedy Mark II, 3570.40, etc.) do the new hands sometimes start out looking kind of red?

Here's one example but I feel like I've seen others.

I've seen other posts touch on this subject but I'm curious if this is how factory hands start and then fade to orange? Or are there different Omega servicing techniques than can yield different results? Does Omega ever paint or refinish old hands or do they always replace?

Or is my wife actually right that I'm colorblind?

Fading depend also on the usage condition of the watch. Was it exposed to light, moistute, etc..? Or is it NOS?
I have no experience in Omega repainting hands, but by looking at serviced vintage watches, on which the hands have been substituted with new service parts, I would guess no.
 
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