"Flame-Blued Hands" Project (retrofit for Laco Pilot Baumuster B)

[reinman60]

I am also a member of the "blue hands fraction".

In my point of view they should have the shape like this;



What´s your point of view??

Frank

I agree. I like the fatter minute hand. I think our goal should be to get hands that are as close to the original as possible.

[Janne]

I agree. I like the fatter minute hand. I think our goal should be to get hands that are as close to the original as possible.

Just a little, "nerdy" correction:
The hand is not fatter, it just appears to be. The widest part is 1/4 from tke tip of the hand, and on the Sonder... it is 1/4 from the centrum of the watch. You could say the hand is turned 180 degrees!
It looks thinner, yes, but it is an optical illusion!
I am in the process to determine the correct size on my own B-uhr.
The crystal makes it tricky, but I will be done tonight local time!
Greetings, NerdJanne

[montana]

Please count me for blue hands! Thanks!

[inlanding]

Count me in also for blued hour/minute/second hands for the Laco Pilot SE

[yycwatchdog]

Count me in with Flamed-blue hands and I also don't mind the extra wait.

[reinman60]

By my count 24 people have indicated an interest in the blued hands project so far!

[Lencoth]

Going for the blue hands too! Regards & thx.

[JCJM]

Count me in too

[Janne]

Calculations of the "FAT MINUTE HAND" on a 1940ies Laco B-uhr
Total length from the central "pin" to the tip: 24.2mm
Length from central "pin" to widest part of hand: 15.8mm
Width of minute hand where widest: 3.5 - 3.6mm
Witdth of Blued border outside lume approx 0.47 mm, varies

The WIDEST part of the hand is about 65% of the distance out from the central pin.

To get the size for the Laco 42mm, I would need the size of the dial, the Diameter.

All the above measurements done through the crystal. The crystal is curved and has a severe bend towards the bezel at the end. But I did the measuring several times and took the average.
I hope this helps!
Greetings all! Janne

ADDITION I will recalculate the size for a 42mm Laco watch. Will post that later.

[Mescalito]

can anyone estimate the cost for the blued hands?