: Well, I've been mulling over strap choices for the Bundeswehr,
: which when I bought it was on a Sinn bund strap (with the pad)
: and looking pretty authentic as a consequence. I found the pad
: to be a little too much to carry off, though, and tried it on
: the strap alone for a while. It still wasn't singing to me, and
: after a couple of suggestions were made on another thread I
: ended up buying an olive green Zulu (style) from Crown &
: Buckle. I've never had an olive Zulu/NATO although I've wanted
: to try one for a while, and the moment I put it on the watch I
: knew that it was the perfect match. I like nylon straps at the
: best of times, but I absolutely LOVE this combination.

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: One thing that's nagging slightly at my OCD is that the minute hand
: has aged slightly differently to the other two, and is a deeper
: cream (with ni green tinge) as a consequence. I'm seriously
: thinking of getting the hands re-lumed so that they're a perfect
: match with the dial; it seems to me that for some reason this is
: only a no-no when it comes to vintage Rolex… Heuer in
: particular, and Omega to a lesser extent, seem to get the lume
: treatment to hands quite regularly without it causing concern.
: Am I making a mistake in going down that route, do you think?

Looks good on the olive, gives it a nice contrast. While I think a plain black with a satin buckle may be too plain, I'd be interested to see how it works (I've currently got my 5513 on one and I like it!).

Not sure what the consensus would be on the luming, however if it was me, I think I'd do it.