sputim Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hey guys As you may have seen I recently started a 1675 build based on a cartel 1655 case. Yuki dial is very nice and clarks bezel assembly rocks. Only drawback are the rafflestimes hands. They are too fat and not really 1675 correct. Moreover, yuki just didn't send their promised hands along -.- So I need your advice where to source correct (also light green lume and not blue like the raffles hands I got) handset which fits the dg3408 movement. Thanks for any advice and check the picture so you see what I am talking about Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kime Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I can't help but I would like to know as well. I have one of these cartels in my box wait for the treatment that you are doing and I was going for Raffles or Yuki hands... maybe clarks as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I can more than reccomend clarks bezel assembly and crystal. But don't go with rafflestimes hands they are obviously not right for a 1675 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hands, in descending order for me: RolexAddict (if you can find them) Yuki Combination of TC hour/minute w/ RafflesTime GMT hand RafflesTime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hey guys As you may have seen I recently started a 1675 build based on a cartel 1655 case. Yuki dial is very nice and clarks bezel assembly rocks. Only drawback are the rafflestimes hands. They are too fat and not really 1675 correct. Moreover, yuki just didn't send their promised hands along -.- So I need your advice where to source correct (also light green lume and not blue like the raffles hands I got) handset which fits the dg3408 movement. Thanks for any advice and check the picture so you see what I am talking about Cheers For the DG movement, Rafflestime has the correct pinion size GMT hand in both arrow head sizes. I think you want the flat hands for a 1675, and as you said Rafflestime hands are not correct, too 'rounded' looking, and Clark's does not have parts for the Chinese movements. Helenarou is one place to try. http://www.helenarou.com/index.html Send an email asking, and ask for a picture. Mention RWG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 How about Michael Young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 MY does not have hands for non-gen movments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I got my hands fr rafflestime and they were ok- but that was maybe 2 years ago. You might ask Ken if he happens to have the 'old style' mercedes hands. I also got the small GMT hand for $25, that was before he upped the price! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 For the DG movement, Rafflestime has the correct pinion size GMT hand in both arrow head sizes. I think you want the flat hands for a 1675, and as you said Rafflestime hands are not correct, too 'rounded' looking, and Clark's does not have parts for the Chinese movements. Helenarou is one place to try. http://www.helenarou.com/index.html Send an email asking, and ask for a picture. Mention RWG. Thanks mate I just sent an email asking for them. Hope they will get back to me In case they won't what's about this hand set? Will they fit the dg3804 movement?: http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/6960394/7605713.htm Since the gmt hand from rafflestime is ok I basically only need hour, minute and second hand. I don't want to go with tc hands since they are superlumed and that's not what I am looking for. Thanks for all the answers guys really helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thanks mate I just sent an email asking for them. Hope they will get back to me In case they won't what's about this hand set? Will they fit the dg3804 movement?: http://www.yukiwatch.com/catalog/item/6960394/7605713.htm Since the gmt hand from rafflestime is ok I basically only need hour, minute and second hand. I don't want to go with tc hands since they are superlumed and that's not what I am looking for. Thanks for all the answers guys really helpful The DG movements take different minute and second hand sizes (1.00/1.50/.17) than ETA (Tudor)(.90/1.50/.25) and both are different than gen movements. You can broach the ETA minute hand to fit. I've never been able to successfully broach the second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 The DG movements take different minute and second hand sizes (1.00/1.50/.17) than ETA (Tudor)(.90/1.50/.25) and both are different than gen movements. You can broach the ETA minute hand to fit. I've never been able to successfully broach the second hand. Damn they just mailed me back that they are not able to source dg hands..does yuki have ani correct dg hands or at least a handset that would fit (not concerned about the gmt hand)? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I don't believe Yuki has DG hands. You might try Tiger Concept. http://www.tiger-concept.com/ Be specific, send a pic along if you can in your email. Language can be a barrier. Or you might try this forum in the 'Want to buy' section, and see if anyone has a spare set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I don't believe Yuki has DG hands. You might try Tiger Concept. http://www.tiger-concept.com/ Be specific, send a pic along if you can in your email. Language can be a barrier. Or you might try this forum in the 'Want to buy' section, and see if anyone has a spare set. Thanks Joey. Yuki indeed has no DG hands. So I just wrote an email to tiger and RA. I hope one of them can help me out otherwise I have no clue what I should do since the wrong handset looks horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 If they can't help, and no one on this site has any to spare, you can always have a last resort of using ETA Tudor hands, like from Clark's, and having the minute hand opened up to size. You'll get it, it's just a bit of a pain finding it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camaro Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Any luck finding some proper hands to fit the DG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Yes tiger was able to send me a hand set. Unfortunately it included a white second hand so still using the old one :/ but looks way better now Thanks again for all the help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pac Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 really beautiful do you think to sell it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 really beautiful do you think to sell it ? Thanks actually not thinking abour it. Not even finish yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pac Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 If you change idea, pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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