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Are the hands different (size of the hole/Zeigerfutter in German) between these references?

Best, Ralph

yes, Venus 178 hands are different from cal.11/12 and R7740

Hour- minute hands size of holes :
140-95 for Venus 175-178 and Valjoux 7733 -7734-7736 .
180-100 for Valjoux 7740 and cal 11-12

Sweep second hand & totalisers:
27 to 30 for Venus 175-178 and Valjoux 7733 -7734-7736 . Longer pipe for hour totaliser
24 to 27 for Valjoux 7740 and cal 11-12

Small second :
20 to 25 for Venus 175-178 and Valjoux 7733 -7734-7736
24 to 27 for Valjoux 7740

It's a pity, Fred. I assume these hands are by far more rare as the V178-hands?

both 7806 and 8806 have been equipped w/ the new straight tip white main hands you see on the 1806, those are much easier to find.

I forgot a bloody detail about 7806 : the small second hand is specific , arrow shape .
Recently I noticed that Omega used same shape on their Speedmaster Schumacher , but damned the Omega hands are too long! They also used similar orange sweephands, just a bit too long

This detail is currently bothering me, I have a 7806 in progress lacking this bloody small second hand .

Thanks a lot, Saabreit. A good source for the future!

Fred, maybe I misunderstood? The 7806/8806 had normally the 806-style hands (but with other hole-sizes as we've learned). The straight tip doesn't look good to me on a 8806

Ralph

neither like them, but used on late pieces

here u go; 8806 w/ "flat tip" hands, so we might not like them, but they are clearly correct

Never seen this ad. Do you know the year, Fred?

@Saabreit: Do you mean these?

Just seen, not the right ones even these were mounted on a 7806...

1972/73 as far as we know, have one w/ a 1974 price list.

Hm, my 8806 has a 1407xxx-serial from 1973... Maybe both types of hands were used parallel?

yes, as u see on the 7806