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Re: Orange chrono hand
In Response To: Orange chrono hand ()

Swapping hands is a more recent activity of the industry, however a good source for service turnover, you can experience this clearly following eg submariners or gmts...
A lot of these survived from the 70is with matching dial/ hand configurations.

Cheers

Arno

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: Jeff's comparison page:

: http://www.onthedash.com/docs/CompareAutGMT2446.shtml

: seems to suggest specifically the chrono seconds hand was being
: swapped out occasionally at service. Maybe that's why Timothy's
: example looks different?

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