Hand quality

[tony5haw2013]

Has anybody had any issues with submariner hands bought on ebay? Are they worse quality than chinese rep hands? Any input appreciated, ebay 20gbp second hand rep around 50gbp

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[oldtools]

ETA movement? 3135 movement?

Cousins has some good hands.

https://www.cousinsuk.com/category/hands-watch

 

[tony5haw2013]

3135 movement, im concerned the lume may not match dial if buying aftermarket

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[bc1221]

3135 movement, im concerned the lume may not match dial if buying aftermarket

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Apparently ST makes the best 3135 hands but they don’t sell to the public.

Most if not all aftermarket hands that I’ve seen are just too thin or just flat. Even with rep JF hands, I had to use a piece of very fine sand paper to get the edges rounded and get a better 3D look. I spent about and hour on each hand bc it’s a extremely slow and delicate process and you can’t rush it. Especially the second hand. At the end, I still messed up and got scratches on it. SMH. One slip and you can ruin something that you’ve been working on for hours and sometimes, even days.

As for the lume matching, it’s easy to relume hands. I have lume that’s white but glows blue. It’s pretty easy to do. All you need is some binder (you can just get Emerson glue for this in a crunch. Lume pigment, toothpick and a Oiler or a sewing needle (in a crunch).

Hell, I can do it for you if you need help with it as long as it’s just the hands and I don’t have to remove or install the hands.


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[Rx4Time]

If you wanted a set of hands I do have a startime account. I have no direct knowledge of their quality versus the ones from eBay like for example from WSO.

 

[tony5haw2013]

Thanks for the reply guys, got some hands from another member, if lume is an issue im going to get some practice and try it myself, i want to try and learn as much as possible so any excuse to give it a go

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[bc1221]

I can confirm, ST hands are THE BEST Next to gen hands. Very soft edges. Rounded points... OMG, it even had a watermark! Haha. Seriously tho, the ST hands are amazing. Especially for the price.

I def plan on getting a few more sets for 3035s and Tudor sub hands. They’re cheap and are better than any sub hands I’ve owned except gens.

They have THE best spring bars too. My 16800 had some issues with lug holes. 1 did not line up perfectly so it did not completely go to the end of the lug holes. I tried brand new ones and gen ones. They made it about half way on one side and fill on the other. Not both. ST’s spring bars popped right in and filled both sides like it was nothing. For $2 bucks each, you can’t beat them. If anyone here is planning a ST order, hit me up bc I want a few more sets of those spring bars. I’ll help with the shipping.

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