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Here's My Favorite Shade of Monaco Lume

This was a one-owner watch; worn over the years (so not put away in the sock drawer); about the prettiest lume I have seen (on hands and dial dots). Now, in the good hands of Mr. DeVos!!

Jeff

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: Dan, i'd really not assume anything Tag Heuer do is default
: consistent with factory spec...or any watch manufacturer once it
: gets a vintage watch in their hands...

: The brochures seem to show a yellow to pale green lume, however
: this has patina'd over time to a creamy colour on most Monacos.
: There is a difference in tech now as well as back then they used
: tritium and now they use luminova. It's personal pref i guess to
: what you'd like, but the several "true nos" Monacos i
: have held and inspected (that had been literally untouched and
: never opened) had a perfect cream lume. If i was restoring a
: Monaco, this is what i'd rather see, however if the dial lume is
: lost, i'd probably prefer to leave the dial as is and relume the
: hands a creamy colour. Nobody i know can match the close to
: perfect orignal domed lume plots the factory put out back in the
: 1970s.

: Keep us posted.

: Cheers

: Rich
: www.heuermonaco.co.uk

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