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Unitas, molnija and cortebert hands ?

clint eastwood

Getting To Know The Place
7/6/06
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Hello,
i just work on my two vintages projects, a 3646 and a 6152 , and i would like to know it the hands of a unitas can fit an old Molnija movment ? and a cortebert 616 ?
at this time the two have unitas but i want to replace it with the molnija, the unitas hands can be ok for the molnija mvt ?
i have unitas and molnija but cortebert is hard to find ( if someone have one for sale , PM me :D )
all cases, cases back, dial and hands, and bands where aged.
i engraved the 3646 back by hand like the kampfschwimmers watches, and lugs were solder to the case, tube was modified and shorted .
i will post pics of my project when it will be achieved .
Thanks for your help :D
 

hooligan

Mythical Poster
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24/6/06
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I believe the Molnija and 6497 ETA/Unitas hands are different sizes. I would assume the Cortebert movement uses a different size, again. So, my *assumption* would be that none of the hands would be interchangeable. I don't KNOW that for a fact, though.
 

flavor flav

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29/8/06
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i have modified moljina hands to fit the cortebert. the molj and unitas hand holes are different. you may have to pinch the tubes a bit or open them up but they can be made to work

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