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  1. Rasputin The Mad Monk of OF Jan 15, 2018

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    I’ve usually seen stainless steel hands go with a steel case, rose gold hands with rose gold case, and yellow gold with the like. Have these ever utilized different metals between hands and case?
     
  2. Rasputin The Mad Monk of OF Jan 31, 2018

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    Anyone?
     
  3. cristos71 Jan 31, 2018

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    Well I have these two steel cased 2471's, one of which has gold hands and gold arabics and the other has steel hands and are they silver arabics? I need to take a closer look....

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  4. mondodec Editor Constellation Collectors Blog Jan 31, 2018

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    Both gold and rhodium hands are legit for steel cases, but rhodium hands in precious metal cases are only legit for white gold, never for other precious metal cases. That's pretty much the rule for these moon phase models.
     
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  5. Rasputin The Mad Monk of OF Jan 31, 2018

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    Do you mean both yellow and rose (pink) gold are legit for steel cases?
     
  6. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Jan 31, 2018

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    I believe the "rule" for ss would be for the hands to match the figures.
     
  7. mondodec Editor Constellation Collectors Blog Jan 31, 2018

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    I have seen pink gold and yellow gold hands, applied numeral and/or markers on Cosmic SS models, as the dial variations included "luxury" dials. Not to forget that some had blackened hands too. Generally, I believe the rule applies to most if not all Omega watches of the period - same hands as dial furniture and an option for gold dial furniture etc., on stainless.

     
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  8. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Feb 1, 2018

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    In my experience, color of the hands follow the color of the markers.

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