slay Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 My recent Vintage Heuer acquisition came with replacement hands and I need the large hour and minute hands below for my Heuer watch. Doesn't have to be NOS, I'll also settle for aftermarket hands if I have to, but I haven't been able to find that style of hands anywhere. Any idea what are these hands called? I need them for a Heuer Valjoux 23/72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sorry, I can't help other than ask - could your hands be relumed and reused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 The issue is not the lume, the hands on mine were replaced with ugly pocket watch hands (the picture above is not my watch, see my watch below). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Take a look at the H3 hands on Yobokies site. They're pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Maybe these people could help you http://www.watchrepairsusa.com/heuer/watch-repair With two of these pre-Carrera Heuers 72s, I've always figured a redone dial and new hands on one and keeping the other all original would be the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted February 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Maybe these people could help you http://www.watchrepairsusa.com/heuer/watch-repair With two of these pre-Carrera Heuers 72s, I've always figured a redone dial and new hands on one and keeping the other all original would be the way to go. Thanks! My dial is supposed to be original and not refinished (can you tell?), so I wanted to find some original radium hands as well. I found omega hands on eBay that look spot on, NOS radium hands, I will try to broach their tubes to make them work with the Vj movement... But first I need to buy a hazmat so I don't breath in radium dust the packaging of the hands already took their toll from the radiation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 I can't say if your dial is re-finished or not, but it does look very nice. I date these watches before 1963- late 50s, so for a dial to be in that good of a condition seems a little unusual. Here's another similar era watch that has a nice white dial but with no lume- I would figure it's a re-do. I do think my dial has been re-done- at least relumed. Also, bear in mind that radium changes color over time http://www.ebay.com/itm/151995369669?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Valjoux-72-Chronograph-Hands-Blue-No3-/371569567637? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaisUm Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 On 24/02/2016 at 11:03 AM, slay said: My recent Vintage Heuer acquisition came with replacement hands and I need the large hour and minute hands below for my Heuer watch. Doesn't have to be NOS, I'll also settle for aftermarket hands if I have to, but I haven't been able to find that style of hands anywhere. Any idea what are these hands called? I need them for a Heuer Valjoux 23/72 I think that your hands are gen as mine as well ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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