The stock hands and dial are correct for the LV and do not need to be swapped out,
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BP Re-Releases 5-Digit Submariners with VR3135
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No need to apologize. Based upon the photos of the BP 16610LV Andrew posted, the watch comes from the BP factory with the maxi dial and hands. Unfortunately, the inserts for both LV and LN look like a first priority upgrade.
The WSO insert on eBay seems to be popular. The RAF insert color looks decent but unsure if it fits. Any other suggestions?
At $48 (+ $5.95 shipping) the Clark 25-295-C (including gasket) on eBay is a great buy!
@rockdaytona sorry, I responded a little too hastily and should have studied the images a little more before replying.
A gen LN has skinny hour and minute hands. A gen LV has a skinny hour hand and maxi minute hand. So the only hand that should be different between an LV and LN is the minute hand. However, in the picture provided for post #399 the hour hand on the LV looks like the maxi hour hand of the 6 digit subs which is wrong.
Additionally, in that picture the seconds hand for the LV does not have a cap for the canon pinion which is also wrong. That's pretty surprising to me since almost all recent 3135 releases have a capped seconds hand.
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As I stated previously, the gen 16610 LV has only ONE maxi hand - the minute hand. The BP 16610 LV has THREE maxi hands. The BP hour and second hands need to be swapped out, unless you just like all maxi hands like 6 digit GMTS have.
Can you not see the hand size differences? Look at the lume plots.
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As I stated previously, the gen 16610 LV has only ONE maxi hand - the minute hand. The BP 16610 LV has THREE maxi hands. The BP hour and second hands need to be swapped out, unless you just like all maxi hands like 6 digit GMTS have.
Can you not see the hand size differences? Look at the lume plots.
Gen
Stock BP
Not a huge fan of WSO but I haven't spent much time looking at the rep options. Mayb
Nice catch! You're right! Once seen, the fat hourhand and open pipe second hand cannot be unseen. To be honest, though, the hands on the Trusty LN don't look great either.
Thank you, Oh man that is tricky! I can only keep the maxi minute hand from the stock bp and have to get BP LN handset ($20) for the hour and seconds. I do see it now.@rockdaytona
As I stated previously, the gen 16610 LV has only ONE maxi hand - the minute hand. The BP 16610 LV has THREE maxi hands. The BP hour and second hands need to be swapped out, unless you just like all maxi hands like 6 digit GMTS have.
Can you not see the hand size differences? Look at the lume plots.
Gen
Stock BP
For the insert this one is from eBay but a little on the pea green side. The RAF insert color didn’t look too bad
[SOLD] - Horlogear Bezel Insert 16610LV - New Unused
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Hi all
If can help, here my franken ARF no rehaut with:
Gen hands
Gen crystal
Gen insert
Gen crown
Gen dw
VR3135
If can help, here my franken ARF no rehaut with:
Gen hands
Gen crystal
Gen insert
Gen crown
Gen dw
VR3135
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Inserts very much like the Hologear are available on Alibaba for less. You have to buy two though.Thank you, Oh man that is tricky! I can only keep the maxi minute hand from the stock bp and have to get BP LN handset ($20) for the hour and seconds. I do see it now.
For the insert this one is from eBay but a little on the pea green side. The RAF insert color didn’t look too bad
[SOLD] - Horlogear Bezel Insert 16610LV - New Unused
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Also there are some good 16610 hands on Alibaba.
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These are good hands but the LN set hour hand triangle tip is the wrong shape. You have to buy two sets anyway so I just used the LV hour hand and the LN minute and second hand for my TC LN. The LV set is gtg as is.
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Top Quality Watch Hand Set For Vintage Sub 16610 16613. Fit 3135 Movement Aftermarket Watch Repair Replacement - Buy 16610 Watch Hand,3135 Watch Hand Product on Alibaba.com
These are good hands but the LN set hour hand triangle tip is the wrong shape. You have to buy two sets anyway so I just used the LV hour hand and the LN minute and second hand for my TC LN. The LV set is gtg as is.
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Got it I’ll just buy 2 of the LV set if they are good toAlso there are some good 16610 hands on Alibaba.
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Top Quality Watch Hand Set For Vintage Sub 16610 16613. Fit 3135 Movement Aftermarket Watch Repair Replacement - Buy 16610 Watch Hand,3135 Watch Hand Product on Alibaba.com
These are good hands but the LN set hour hand triangle tip is the wrong shape. You have to buy two sets anyway so I just used the LV hour hand and the LN minute and second hand for my TC LN. The LV set is gtg as is.
Go! Are these better than the using the BP LN hands for the hour and seconds? The BP ones are $20
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I would say they'd be better yes. If nothing else they are a complete set so there's less (if any) chance of a lume mismatch. I did relume all 3 of my BP hands to make them match as they were bought a year or more apart and benefitted from the action.
Being BPs I thought they'd match out of the factory, interesting.
I had to relume both my BP dial and my gen hands for a perfect lume match.
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The BP hands were close, and most people probably wouldn't notice or mind. But yeah if you want exact matches you go the extra distance.
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We need the photos
