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Two things - one, that looks to me like the hands have been removed and handled and refitted rather clumsily, rather than them leaving the factory like that. Not sure if elsewhere in the video he claims that it’s a fresh, new watch. (Maybe it did leave the factory like that - Rolex do have previous, eg the 1016 was infamously shoddy for a period.)
However, secondly, I agree that the hands are the weakest part of the OP. They aren’t gold (not that that matters necessarily, but a lot of people claim they are because the hour markers and coronet are) and the shaping and polishing just isn’t as sharp as the rest of the watch. Having said that, I prefer their more traditional shaping and polishing to either flat stamping or Omega’s current laser cut style.
The hands are actually one of the very few parts that Rolex still (to the best of my knowledge) do not make in-house. They use a supplier. Historically when they have made big improvements to quality it’s been when they’ve taken the work in house.
Grand Seiko totally trump them (well, and everyone else) in that area.
Regal-
I didn’t know that. Seems like a half decent explanation/excuse :-)
That dude on YT reviews some Rolex watches that sometimes still have stickers on, it’s unlikely the hands have been tampered with/the watch was open by him. Also, the macro is insane in that video. I am very curious though, I might look like an idiot, but I will take my loupe when going for the appointment with an AD.
I’ve seen rough edges on Rolex’s hands in Watchfinder videos but this is quite different level of negligence.
PawG
@ 4:57
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pPpdv-WlJOE