Show Notes
The shift from Mercedes hands (Rolex style) to the blocky "Snowflake" hands in 1969 (Ref. 7016/0 and 7021/0).
- This wasn't just aesthetic; it was functional. Divers complained that the Mercedes hand looked too much like the round hour markers in murky water. The square hand was a solution for legibility.
- Today, the Snowflake hand is arguably more distinctive to Tudor than the Mercedes hand is to Rolex.
- This wasn't just aesthetic; it was functional. Divers complained that the Mercedes hand looked too much like the round hour markers in murky water. The square hand was a solution for legibility.
- Today, the Snowflake hand is arguably more distinctive to Tudor than the Mercedes hand is to Rolex.