Hands on Illinois. Can these be right?

[Jerry Matthews]

I recently bought this watch at auction. I got it for a good price and am generally happy with it. The movement is clean, runs well and keeps excellent time. The engraving on the back cover is some of the best I have seen. But, these hands don't look right. They look too thick and out of proportion to the dial.

Could some of you Illinois experts have a look and tell me if these are the original hands? If not, what should I be looking for to get back to something as close to the original as possible.

Many thanks, Jerry
Illinois watch (http://www.jerrymatthews-uk.com)

[Jerry Matthews]

I recently bought this watch at auction. I got it for a good price and am generally happy with it. The movement is clean, runs well and keeps excellent time. The engraving on the back cover is some of the best I have seen. But, these hands don't look right. They look too thick and out of proportion to the dial.

Could some of you Illinois experts have a look and tell me if these are the original hands? If not, what should I be looking for to get back to something as close to the original as possible.

Many thanks, Jerry
Illinois watch (http://www.jerrymatthews-uk.com)

[Bill B]

I don't belive they are they should be some type of spade hands. These look like cheap swiss repo hands for dollar watches. Nice watch.

[Kent]

Jerry:

Besides looking inappropriate in shape, they're way too short. I'm not sure that they would even be right for a 16-size watch, there's no way that they belong on an 18-size watch!

[Jerry Matthews]

Many thanks Bill and Kent for your very well-informed replies to my query.

Regards, Jerry