Carrera 1153S

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CajunTiger

·Jul 17, 2015

I picked up a 1153S on Ebay. Seems like a decent buy considering the original bracelets are selling for up to half of the sales price. But I have a question about the hands, Can you tell me if the hands look original to this dial? The lume seems to match. It glows briefly on both the dial and hands when exposed to bright light, but quickly fades.
The serial number is very hard to read, but looks like 282,XXX. Is this a first execution?
(E-2 on the reference table)

what about the hands on the sub-dials? they look wrong to me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Car...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

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dsio

·Jul 17, 2015·Ash @ ΩF

Certainly looks cool, especially when you get the GF rice bracelet onto it

 

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CajunTiger

·Jul 17, 2015

here is a better shot

 

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CajunTiger

·Jul 17, 2015

and on GF Bracelet

 

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dsio

·Jul 17, 2015·Ash @ ΩF

CajunTiger

here is a better shot

Was looking at EXIF at what macro lens you were using, then see 28mm Leica 😵‍💫

Looks amazing but never would have guessed that

 

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CajunTiger

·Jul 17, 2015

dsio

Was looking at EXIF at what macro lens you were using, then see 28mm Leica 😵‍💫

Looks amazing but never would have guessed that

LOL...yes an odd choice. Its the new Leica Q...it has a fixed 28mm lens with macro. Works pretty well for a 28mm 😀

 

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dsio

·Jul 17, 2015·Ash @ ΩF

CajunTiger

LOL...yes an odd choice. Its the new Leica Q...it has a fixed 28mm lens with macro. Works pretty well for a 28mm 😀

Ah! I was imaging you sitting there with a 28mm wide angle lens on an M rangefinder trying to line it up but that makes more sense!

 

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Calibre11

·Jul 18, 2015

Watch looks good to me. It's not a first-execution 1153S (those had plain steel hands), but either second or third. You can see from the macro on the chrono hand that the orange has faded over time.

Don't think there is anything wrong with the sub-dial hands- they've peeled like the chrono hand- minute and hour hands are also OK.

Looks great- enjoy!

 

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CajunTiger

·Jul 19, 2015

Thanks, I found a few reference images and you are correct!
I didn't realize there were two types of hands on the sub dials, I was expecting the later ones with point but these with the flat top are correct.

These images not nine, only used as a reference