No worries Stefan.
It would have been clearly florescent under a black light/UV light - it's how to check for original Heuer paint. :0(

If I were you, I'd be kicking your watchmaker - he ruined the highly sought after faded tropical Heuer. (IMHO)
That hand has had 30+ years of sun fading, and was beautiful.. it matched the dial and the min/hour hands perfectly. You said that you had no idea that the watchmaker did it.. yet earlier you said you had it painted to match the orange strap - I don't know which is correct?

Either way, IMHO, the look of the watch has been ruined, and it has been massively de-valued. Sorry - but that's how I feel.. such a great shame. A stunning original tropical sun faded white dialled Heuer, ruined by painting the chrono hand. I'm gutted for the watch.

I'm really sorry - you probably don't agree with me, but I hate to see beautiful old Heuers ruined like this with a school-boy error.

Stewart
- Heuerville

: Sorry Stewart
: I misunderstood you infact..
: Anyway, I didn't ask to my watchmaker to repaint the hands, but he
: do so it's too late. But I like it the same, maybe more than
: before (it was like yellow, and not florescent anyway).
: Bye