Is it normal for the seconds hand to have a faded tip? Or is the colour year/production dependant?

 

Yes, they fade.

 

Instead of starting another thread I'll ask here...
The sound this watch makes is different from my other mechanical watches. The ticking sound, sounds like it has an echo. Can remember if my previous 2500c sounded the same. Sounds like it's in a chamber or something. @Archer

 

I suspect the anechoic damping system is failing....

 

What is that? If the watch still runs fine, do I still service it?

 

No, I'm just screwing with you...

Really mate, just relax and enjoy the watch...

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anechoic_chamber

Pray for the day when your hearing isn’t so acute!

 

Lmao.... These watch terms got me panicking.
I was "wtf does an anechoic chamber do in a watch?" so I started researching and felt.... Punked lol. Good one. Thank you @Archer

 

I was reading that article and realized Archer was having fun