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  1. josephgsy Jun 24, 2017

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    Hey guys! Just got my 105.003-64 a week back :D, managed to get some time to shoot it, what do you guys think? p.s. I did swap out to a faded modern pulsation bezel for some of the day shots, definitely not period correct, but I think it does go pretty well with it :p

    BTW do the hands look relumed to anyone? they look unusually white for a 50+ year old watch

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  2. arcadelt Jun 25, 2017

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    Nice watch, but mate, I was born in 1964 and resent you prematurely ageing me...and your watch [emoji33]
     
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  3. josephgsy Jun 25, 2017

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    just can't bear to risk damaging the DON bezel, so i threw on one i could use as a beater ;)
    ps oops i just realised i typed 60+ rather than 50+ my bad! @arcadelt
     
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  4. jaguar11 Jun 25, 2017

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    I like it very much with the pulsation bezel!! Lovely dial as well. Wear in good health.
     
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  5. Maitreyoda007 Jun 25, 2017

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    Wow! Congrats!
     
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  6. pix98 Jun 25, 2017

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    what a beauty!
    congrats
     
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  7. josephgsy Jun 25, 2017

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    anyone with experience here can tell if the hands have been repainted?
     
  8. sky21 Jun 25, 2017

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    The consistency of the cracking in the paint on all 6 hands suggests to me that they were all painted around the same time. It doesn't look like a repaint to me, I guess anything is possible, but I would lean toward original tritium. The hands could have been replaced during a service at some point all the way up until the 90s and still be tritium hands. But I think your watch looks great, just enjoy it and don't sweat the hands at all.
     
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  9. jimmyd13 Jun 25, 2017

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    The lume on the hands looks good to me. The hands themselves can stay "bright white" for a very long time ... I don't see why they're not original.
     
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  10. nixf6 Jun 25, 2017

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    Great watch mate.
     
  11. quito No, my first name is NOT Mos. Jun 25, 2017

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    Wear it in great health.
     
  12. td69 Jun 25, 2017

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    To me the hands look pretty good and can fairly be considered original. Congrats!
     
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  13. Seaborg Jun 25, 2017

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    Stunning!
     
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  14. Fost Jun 25, 2017

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    chrono hand is service replacement so relumed can be possible
     
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  15. Fost Jun 25, 2017

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    Too short
     
  16. josephgsy Jun 26, 2017

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    thanks! that was what i was thinking too
     
  17. hugoafonso Jun 26, 2017

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    Huge congrats! Beautiful 105.003-64!;)
     
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  18. Horologyhusky Jun 26, 2017

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    Sometimes it is the distortion of the crystal that creates the illusion that the hands are shorter or longer.
    I assume this watch is on the service crystal and hence more domed. Creating the effect of the shorter hand and longer indices.
    On a flat polished original crystal, the dial looks alot different.
     
  19. Fost Jun 26, 2017

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    This one is far too short to be distorsion. For comparison, it must touch the outer edge of the second track.
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