Hi, is it possible that the photograph equipment was not so good when they put the catalogs together, sometimes the orange seems to show up as red in my experiences viewing pictures of watches. Now with the high megaixel digital cameras its easier to tell the difference. Just thought I'd mention that possibility

: Dear all,

: the offer of a "ultra NOS" Lemania
: 5100 Silverstone on the sibling Chronotrader
: forum has triggered a question in my mind:
: what is the right colour of the chrono hands
: of the watches with this calibre (510.50x,
: Carreras, Cortinas and Silvestones)?
: Most of the watches seem to don orange hands,
: but the corresponding catalogue photos show
: an intense, even dark red. So I have often
: wondered if the original colour was red that
: gradually faded to orange.
: However sometimes one gets to see NOS, NOS-like
: or, of course more seldom, even "ultra
: NOS" ones such as this Silverstone and
: they have orange hands. Some do not show any
: other discoloration at all in any other
: parts, e.g. the tritium is a very vivid and
: intense green, so I doubt this fading is due
: to aging.
: My idea is still that the original colour
: should have been red, but as I have come to
: learn that catalogues do not always display
: the final version I'd like to get your
: opinion as well.
: Thanks in advance.
: Fabrizio