Rattrapante H-factory reps - question

[PolonusTM]

An important question to modders: in rep rattrapante models (253, 332...) by H-factory two chrono hands are set one on top of another and they move at the same time - are they really two separate hands (mounted separately) or is it two-arms-at-once construction?

I believe I will need to pass this as a hint to my watchsmith BEFORE he start servicing my watch

 

[MMs]

those watches are either very obviously reps, or very obviously broken.

when you push the pusher at 8, nothing happens. so he will immediately know the
watch is broken or something is wrong. just be honest and tell him it's a replica
watch. he will sort out the hand removal and replacement fine on his own.

they're most likely two different hands, but move together.

 

[PolonusTM]

My watch smith deals with my replica all the time But it is important to know about these hands construction.

 

[MMs]

I wonder if you'd have to take one apart first to know for sure or if macros could
capture it. I don't really know. I would assume two different hands, not connected
to one another, but you never know.

 

[PolonusTM]

Bump?

 

[ALE7575]

Hi Pawel
I really don't know
But most likely are two different hands mounted in the same tube.
No reason to make a only hand.

ALE

 

[PolonusTM]

Hi ALE, I thought the same then I recognized that on all photos I saw of such rep BOTH hands are perfectly aligned to each other... So I started wondering that maybe it is just a single part....

 

[ALE7575]

Hi ALE, I thought the same then I recognized that on all photos I saw of such rep BOTH hands are perfectly aligned to each other... So I started wondering that maybe it is just a single part....

Maybe they are joined in the base or even glued
But no reason to be made together.
It would be not at all easy, no reason to do it

ALE