Hands
Snowflake hand set
ProbableThe angular hour hand that gives the dial its name, supplied with a matching minute hand. Hands and dial are a set: they were lumed together with the same compound at the same time, so their ageing should match. A Snowflake dial beside hands that have aged to a different colour is the most common evidence that one of the two has been replaced — and it says which pair to examine, not which one is wrong.
Part reference
- Brand
- Tudor
- Material
- Steel with luminous fill
- Introduced
- 1969
- Identifying marks
- Lume colour and texture matching the dial markers under the same light. Clean, sharp facets on the lozenge. Correct length: the minute hand should reach the minute track.
Documented variations
Classification
FactoryDocumented as shipped from the factory for this reference and period.PeriodNot original to this watch, but correct for its production period.ServiceFitted by the manufacturer's own service network. Not a defect.AftermarketThird-party part. Affects originality, not authenticity.ModifiedGenuine parts in a configuration the factory did not sell. Affects originality and value, not authenticity.CounterfeitDeceptive reproduction intended to pass as genuine.UnknownEvidence on file does not settle the question.Relumed hands
AftermarketProbableWhole production
Relumed hands on an original dial are an extremely common restoration. They affect originality and value and are not evidence against the watch; they do remove the dial-to-hand ageing comparison as a check, which is worth recording because it weakens every later inference.
Documented on these references
- Tudor 7016Factory
Whole production
Dial and hands were lumed as a set; compare their ageing before treating either as original.
- Tudor 9411/0Factory
Whole production
Provenance of this record
Sources & Evidence
Tudor collector research on references, dial generations and case supply
Tudor Collectors Forum and allied collector communities
- Accessed
- 2026-08-18
Cited for
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