Does anyone know if these are replacement hands or just rare?

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Carteradams

·Aug 13, 2020

The watch is an Omega Seamaster ref. 14704 cal. 591 sc-3! I just haven’t seen open hands, they are slotted and completely see through!

 

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WYO_Watch

·Aug 13, 2020

Original but missing the lume 👍

 

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Carteradams

·Aug 13, 2020

WYO_Watch

Original but missing the lume 👍

So how does the lume exactly float in the middle?

 

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JwRosenthal

·Aug 13, 2020

Around the 3 minute mark

 

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DaveK

·Aug 13, 2020·Yoda of Yodelers

JwRosenthal

Around the 3 minute mark

Never give away a magician’s secrets

 

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SkunkPrince

·Aug 13, 2020

Carteradams

So how does the lume exactly float in the middle?

Surface tension when it's applied and then it dries there.

 

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JwRosenthal

·Aug 13, 2020

It is an art form and takes great patience and practice (neither of which I have)- not to mention getting color matching down as the colors dry down. I have purchased several watches with trashed lume on the hands (dial lume I am always a stickler about) and have had them matched to near perfection or existing lume stabilized and filled. It makes all the difference on the appearance of a watch IMO.

 

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Archer

·Aug 14, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

DaveK

Never give away a magician’s secrets

Okay that brings back some memories...the Natural Law Party...

Maybe we all need some Yogic Flying right now...