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WhiteThorn
·So can anyone tell me the history of the Mercedes hands? I thought they were a Rolex thing but found a seamaster 200M with the exact same hands?
Mercedes hands
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakI bought this book last year and it actually has a story about Mercedes hands. Will look up precise details later if someone else does not chime in.
Late entry. From the book’s Glossary (above).
Late entry. From the book’s Glossary (above).
Edited:
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YY77
·Tagheuer used these as well (pic of Kirium and 4000 series):
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Donn Chambers
·i might be wrong, but it could be that someone changed the hands on the seamaster to mercedes hands
Sorry, but one version of the pre-Bond Seamaster did come with Mercedes hands direct from the factory. I think it was the first edition.
regarding the origin, I do believe that Rolex was the first to use that circle with 3 sections at the tip of the hour hand, but it is likely an evolution of “cathedral” hands which go back much further. For those, the oval was elongated. If Rolex did “invent” the Mercedes hands, they obviously didn’t trademark them because they started being used in all kinds of dive watches in the 60s and 70s.
Here’s a link to an old thread talking about the various types of hands on watches (with pictures) including cathedral hands.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/cathedral-hands-hodinkee-bs-alert.58642/
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SkunkPrince
·I'd be interested in the story because I thought it might be an evolution of the cathedral hands too.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerSorry, but one version of the pre-Bond Seamaster did come with Mercedes hands direct from the factory. I think it was the first edition.
Yes, indeed - hand spec for one of those early pre-Bond versions:
065TZ3701 | HANDS H.M. MERCEDES 045 10.5
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WhiteThorn
·Sorry, but one version of the pre-Bond Seamaster did come with Mercedes hands direct from the factory. I think it was the first edition.
regarding the origin, I do believe that Rolex was the first to use that circle with 3 sections at the tip of the hour hand, but it is likely an evolution of “cathedral” hands which go back much further. For those, the oval was elongated. If Rolex did “invent” the Mercedes hands, they obviously didn’t trademark them because they started being used in all kinds of dive watches in the 60s and 70s.
Here’s a link to an old thread talking about the various types of hands on watches (with pictures) including cathedral hands.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/cathedral-hands-hodinkee-bs-alert.58642/
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WhiteThorn
·Sorry, but one version of the pre-Bond Seamaster did come with Mercedes hands direct from the factory. I think it was the first edition.
regarding the origin, I do believe that Rolex was the first to use that circle with 3 sections at the tip of the hour hand, but it is likely an evolution of “cathedral” hands which go back much further. For those, the oval was elongated. If Rolex did “invent” the Mercedes hands, they obviously didn’t trademark them because they started being used in all kinds of dive watches in the 60s and 70s.
Here’s a link to an old thread talking about the various types of hands on watches (with pictures) including cathedral hands.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/cathedral-hands-hodinkee-bs-alert.58642/
I lied, I’m now much more confused
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Donn Chambers
·I lied, I’m now much more confused
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Dan S
·I bought this book last year and it actually has a story about Mercedes hands. Will look up precise details later if someone else does not chime in.
Late entry. From the book’s Glossary (above).
Crazy, named after a 1950s swimmer. I always just assumed they were named after the shape of the Mercedes-Daimler three-pointed star logo. I guess it's just a coincidence.
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SkunkPrince
·The car was named for a woman too. 😀
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Foo2rama
··Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can.Crazy, named after a 1950s swimmer. I always just assumed they were named after the shape of the Mercedes-Daimler three-pointed star logo. I guess it's just a coincidence.
*BMW had one advertisement in the 50’s that said it and now some people take it as truth. Don’t believe everything you read.
