Chuck P
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They actually are blued....
Feb 12, 2009,08:58 AM
....although it takes almost perfect lighting and magnification to see the blue color....they are very dark in color....much like the second hand on the Malte Grand Classique....but if you get a loop and great light on the hands, you will see blued steel....at least on the sub dials...I can't vouch for the center seconds yet as I can't get the light right....will look more tonight under a bright lamp........
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As a purist member my first post in VC forum
By: AFK : February 11th, 2009-07:14
Could any of you gentelmen help me with the below question: Has any chrono les historiques in yellow gold ever been manufactured with center seconds hand and subdial hands in gold plated? (All the pictures I've seen so far show the above mentioned hands i...
I don't have my reference matterials available...
By: Dino944 : February 11th, 2009-08:21
but I believe the yellow gold Historique Chrono with a black dial had yellow gold hands. Sorry I do not have my reference matterials available to check its reference number. But perhaps someone else can help with this information. Best regards, Dino
That doesn't sound right....
By: WHL : February 11th, 2009-08:35
The chronograph hand and the two subdial hands are black (not blued steel...though that would look very nice). Bill
Answer from VC....
By: WHL : February 19th, 2009-08:27
Direct quote from VC: "The Historiques Chronograph in yellow gold with a black dial has gold hands. The model in yellow gold with a silver dial has black oxidized chronograph hands. Apparently, the timepiece in the photograph originally had a black dial b...