CT,

Thanks for the kind words regarding my 3647N. I agree that the hands with the more narrow lume bed are typically on the "poor man's Carreras" but I do not have a definitive answer to your question. Here is a better shot of my 3647N showing the hands with better detail:

Cheers!

JRock

: Question for you experts, did the early manual wind Carreras ever
: have hands with a thinner lume beds or lume fill than what is
: typical on 60s Carreras? Specifically, I have seen two 3647N's
: now that have a handset that has more narrow lume beds on them,
: were these ever original? I think I've seen this style hands,
: which also appears to have a slightly different/fatter tail as
: well on some of the similar or "poor mans Carreras".
: Are people just stealing the hands off of the lesser expensive
: models to replace worn out hands on Carreras?

: The "thinner" lumed hands in question:
:

: JRock's stunning 3647N for comparison:
: http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/index.cgi?md=read;id=76682

: Thanks in advance for any information!

: -ct