Justasgood Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Birthyear 1963 Rolex Zephyr with Cal. 1560. Before: After: I hope everyone had a great weekend. Regards, Kurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 It looks great with either, but which is correct (or closer to the hand that came with it)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I prefer after Kurt. Maybe it's the photos but I have the sensation that the dial is better seen ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkBachs Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Before. It doesn't look right with a black second hand. Blech! OK, after looking at it a few more times, it you just have to have a black second hand, at least find one that matches/compliments the original hands. The new second hand is way out of place style wise. IMHO that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 After... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 It looks great with either, but which is correct (or closer to the hand that came with it)? Well, both the gold and Blued hand were used in 1962-1963. This blued hand came from my donor watch that I pulled the 1560 mov't from to build my 5512 Franken. I forgot about the handset and came across them yesterday. Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I prefer after Kurt. Maybe it's the photos but I have the sensation that the dial is better seen ... Thanks Stephane, it certainly gives some defintion. I think once I clean/polish the Dauphine hands and re-lume them, the set will look better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Before. It doesn't look right with a black second hand. Blech! OK, after looking at it a few more times, it you just have to have a black second hand, at least find one that matches/compliments the original hands. The new second hand is way out of place style wise. IMHO that is... Thanks TB, Actually the hand is Blued. Oddly, the original owner had the Hour and minute hands painted black for visibility and the seconds hand was painted Red. It was during the cleaning that the tail of the seconds hand broke. I am searching for a gold replacement so the Blued hands is a stand in. Rolex actually used both gold and blued hands for 1962-1963. regards, Kurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I think it looks better before and on the leather, but that is just my oppinion, a nice watch either way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Kurt - If you can match the color of the hour marker lume, I would definitely relume the hands. I debated whether to relume the hands on my OPD, but the dial lume was much darker than yours (it matches the darkened lume in the hands), so I decided to leave it as is (also note the (proper) blued seconds hand) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Kurt - If you can match the color of the hour marker lume, I would definitely relume the hands. I debated whether to relume the hands on my OPD, but the dial lume was much darker than yours (it matches the darkened lume in the hands), so I decided to leave it as is (also note the (proper) blued seconds hand) Man, The old style dagger/Dauphine hand and markers really exude style and class. I will Rolex would find their way back to these cues. I especially love the Red/Black datewheel....or is it all Red? Since my dial was re-done, the lume is still clean and glows. So I figure no harm in cleaning up the hands and re-luming them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Here is the donor watch that gave up it's Mov't for my Franken 5512, And now it gives a hand to my 1008 Zephyr: Stay tuned for the project I am completing with my watchmaker using the case from the donor as well...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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