@1016 lover Where is that dial from. the print looks somewhat uneven and textured quite vintage in appearance.
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The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread
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This dial is from raffle, but did an attempt to texture it with may varnish, and finally go back with a cleaning session to remove the excess of mat varnish that fall appart... Happy accident, this one look very cool indeed, but not sure I can reproduce as my goal was to remove the varnish completely...
happy accident indeed. gives it an element of gen appearance. I watch some of the videos of watch sellers on youtube and they get some good macros of the dials and print and , they appear very similar to what you have achieved.
Our rep dials aren't tells because of the font or serifs its because they are too crisp and well printed , unlike a gen from the 70's the macros really show how sloppy the prints were and how the technology / QC wasn't at the level it is today , even for your average rep factory never mind what some of the dial makers on here are achieving. Its a good time in technology to be in this hobby
The 13mm hands from Helenarou arrived - compared side by side with the Raffles hands, both look excellent, with the Raffles hands (right) the correct length for service hands, and the longer Helenarou hands (left) correct for original, non-service hands. I’m pleased to have this little detail sorted, now waiting for the thinner winding crown from Raffles 
Interesting, my gold Helenarou set rocked up today as well, and I am pretty sure you ordered yours before me.The 13mm hands from Helenarou arrived - compared side by side with the Raffles hands, both look excellent, with the Raffles hands (right) the correct length for service hands, and the longer Helenarou hands (left) correct for original, non-service hands. I’m pleased to have this little detail sorted, now waiting for the thinner winding crown from Raffles
A couple of days earlier, but my shipment was caught by customs during Easter, which held things up a bit
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Thanks, not a relume - aged using the oven/coffee method.
Comparing the Helenarou hands with gen hands, I see the lume width is still lacking. While the Raffles and Helenarou hands are reasonable for service and original hands respectively, the hunt goes on for a more accurate handset
Indeed- they are also different to the image on the websiteUmm...mine appear to have thicker lume.
… the (lume) plot “thickens” 
I reached out to Helenarou - will get back with their response!
Looking at the site it is quite possible they sent me the lollipop set.
Not complaining though!
Not complaining though!
6538 13mm GOLD BOND BENZ WATCH LOLLIPOP HAND SUPER LUME ETA 2824 2836
www.helenarou.com
I've been slowly collecting parts for a 1016 build and tried a few different suppliers to find my preferred set of hands for an eta movement. I've put some pics below in case its of any use for reference
My case has a 1975 SN so ideally I wanted a slight curve to the hands. Personally I'm favouring a combination of
Hours = no.3
Seconds = no.2
Minutes = undecided, I like the curve and finishing of no.2 but the lume looks quite skinny in comparison to the hour hand, no.3 is slightly fatter so is more balanced with the hour hand
My case has a 1975 SN so ideally I wanted a slight curve to the hands. Personally I'm favouring a combination of
Hours = no.3
Seconds = no.2
Minutes = undecided, I like the curve and finishing of no.2 but the lume looks quite skinny in comparison to the hour hand, no.3 is slightly fatter so is more balanced with the hour hand
This is REALLY useful - if you have put so much research into the hands, I can't wait to see the rest of your buildI've been slowly collecting parts for a 1016 build and tried a few different suppliers to find my preferred set of hands for an eta movement. I've put some pics below in case its of any use for reference
My case has a 1975 SN so ideally I wanted a slight curve to the hands. Personally I'm favouring a combination of
Hours = no.3
Seconds = no.2
Minutes = undecided, I like the curve and finishing of no.2 but the lume looks quite skinny in comparison to the hour hand, no.3 is slightly fatter so is more balanced with the hour hand
I agree, this was incredibly useful. Could you possibly post the lengths of each hand, measured from center post to tip? Most sellers don't include this info.
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Very helpful indeed, I am really focus on the hour hand to find the right one and to me 3,5,6 look better, Its only me, very nice job, I d like to will be your choice for this hands and for the rest, I will share my progress on bezel and case this week end 
I will endeavour to measure them, IIRC I have a metal ruler in the drawer and I will try and lay each hand over and get the measurements that way.
I did like 6 (Raffles Dials) but it had a bit of a strange look, all the others seem pressed with a crisp edge whereas this looked almost rounded / hand formed. It did give a quality and we’ll finished look but I think it was the furthest from genuine. I’ll try and get some better pics which show it
Edited to add the measurement pic below, would this format work?
I did like 6 (Raffles Dials) but it had a bit of a strange look, all the others seem pressed with a crisp edge whereas this looked almost rounded / hand formed. It did give a quality and we’ll finished look but I think it was the furthest from genuine. I’ll try and get some better pics which show it
Edited to add the measurement pic below, would this format work?
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