The stock hands and dial are correct for the LV and do not need to be swapped out,I admit, I am a little slow. So are you saying that you agree that the hands need to be swapped out on the LV or not? Apologies for my poor comprehension
The stock hands and dial are correct for the LV and do not need to be swapped out,I admit, I am a little slow. So are you saying that you agree that the hands need to be swapped out on the LV or not? Apologies for my poor comprehension
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.I admit, I am a little slow. So are you saying that you agree that the hands need to be swapped out on the LV or not? Apologies for my poor comprehension
The WSO insert on eBay seems to be popular. The RAF insert color looks decent but unsure if it fits. Any other suggestions?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.
At $48 (+ $5.95 shipping) the Clark 25-295-C (including gasket) on eBay is a great buy!imo the watch is stock fantastic. yes gen/upgrade parts are the cherry on the cake but it looks really really good "stock".
But its a good base to upgrade time by time.
which crystals would be worth? except gen? clark maybe?
I admit, I am a little slow. So are you saying that you agree that the hands need to be swapped out on the LV or not? Apologies for my poor comprehension
The stock hands and dial are correct for the LV and do not need to be swapped out,
Not a huge fan of WSO but I haven't spent much time looking at the rep options. MaybThe WSO insert on eBay seems to be popular. The RAF insert color looks decent but unsure if it fits. Any other suggestions?
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.@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.
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.
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To confirm @KJ2020 's input, here's my franken with gen 16610LV hands :@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.
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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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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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.
Now we need pics !I received the watch... Top![]()
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.Got it I’ll just buy 2 of the LV set if they are good to
Go! Are these better than the using the BP LN hands for the hour and seconds? The BP ones are $20
Being BPs I thought they'd match out of the factory, interesting.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.
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.Being BPs I thought they'd match out the factory, interesting.
I had to relume both my BP dial and my gen hands for a perfect lume match.
Saying that without photos is a blasphemyI received the watch... Top![]()
I’ll buy 2 LV hands… if anyone wants to buy the other set please PMInserts very much like the Hologear are available on Alibaba for less. You have to buy two though.