Wearing another project today, a 105.012-66CB with a nice case but service luminova dial and hands. It came to me this way, including the really nice DON bezel, from eBay earlier this year, for $5.5k, which seemed like a screaming good deal (a known vulnerability of mine.
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I did replace a flat bottomed chrono hand that was on the watch with the drop end that’s on it now, but still luminova.
I just replaced the modern dust cover I found in it with a period correct one.
Had originally thought of leaving it as I got it — and using it as a sleeping watch (yay luminova!)
Now thinking of returning it to tritium. I already have a dial, just need the tritium hands. I doubt I’d bother replacing the service pushers though — the narrow necks look sort of cool.
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Part of me still wants to leave it the way I found it. Sure, its face is a little ‘white’ instead of yellow, but the watch as a whole ‘works’ the way it is. Hard to achieve when you start replacing stuff (again).
I’d love to hear opinions...
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