1680 Hand Set ?

[Sir-Lancelot]

Hey guys.

Can anyone in the know point me to a source for decent set of hands for my 1680's. The MBW hands are just too small and look out of place.

Both watches have eta 28xx 90/150/25. Maybe Tudor hands? But where? Broaching genuine hands seems a possibility , but I know nothing about this. Its hard for me to judge hands by just looking at pictures of hands only. Does anyone have Tudor hands or aftermarket hands installed on a MBW? If so please post some pictures.

I want to have my dials lumed, and would like to send hands with them at the same time.

Thanks in advance.

[Guest avitt]

These Tudor hands seem to be pretty popular with the Franken builders these days:

Clark Watch Tudor Sub Hands on eBay

[freddy333]

My DRSD (running a 2846) has Clark's minute & hour hands. Clark's second hand did not fit the 2846's larger pinion, so I retained the MBW hand, but you can certainly broach Clark's hand if you have the tools.

(The apparent bend of the second hand is an anomaly of the imaging process, which was produced using a flatbed scanner)

[Sir-Lancelot]

thanks guys.

I had those hands bookmarked, but was not sure as i have only seen these alone (not installed)

thanks again you for your replies. I trust both of your opinions.

Broaching would be best, but could be risky with expensive genuine hands.

I think I will take your advice and purchase the hands from Clark. Thay seem to be a step in the right direction.

Lance