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NEED HELP- Purchased gen 16750 hands but wrong part sent?

arayo

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Hello Guys,

Bought a gen 16750 hands from a member of rolex forum & Rwi a few months ago.
Finally had a chance to get a watch maker to install the hands on a gen 16750.
However, the watch maker said that the hole on the MINUTE hand is too big and it is not compatible.

Does anyone know if the seller had sent the wrong minute hand?

Here is the picture for reference.
Appreciate it.







tripdog are you familiar with this?
thanks as always!
 

arayo

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watch maker tried to fit the MINUTE hand to a 1675 and it seems that it fits
 

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It's extremely common for vintage Rolex handsets to be made up of hands from different watches - and different calibre movements. Full/complete sets are worth far more than individual hands - the lume on your minute hand isn't the same color as on the GMT and hour hand.
 
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arayo

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It's extremely common for vintage Rolex handsets to be made up of hands from different watches - and different calibre movements. Full/complete sets are worth far more than individual hands - the lume on your minute hand isn't the same color as on the GMT and hour hand.

thanks for the reply trip.
Purchased it with the seller saying that it is full set hands for 16750.
I guess he might have put the wrong minute hand.
I will try to talk it out with him!