That was quick . . . High Beat Autavia is On Hold Pending Payment.

Thanks to the buyer!!

Jeff

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: Every year, I tell myself that I am committed to “Zero Population
: Growth” in my collection, meaning that for every watch I buy,
: I will force myself to sell one. Some recent binge purchases
: have left me well short of this ZPG objective, so let me offer
: these six watches, in a last-ditch effort to at least limit the
: population growth during 2015. Of course, Black Friday is
: approaching, so these six watches, all with black dials, seem
: perfect for the occasion.

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: Triton Spirotechnique. I bought this one from Caso Watches
: (in Italy) three years ago, and have worn is fewer than 10 times
: since then. I don’t know much about this watch; I do know that
: people keep trying to buy it from me, so it may be worth more to
: these folks than it is to me. To my (novice) eye, everything
: appears to be original – hands, lume, bezel, crown and even
: the crystal. But I am not familiar at all with these watches.
: Finish on the case appears to be original, and is excellent.
: Serial number on the case-back is 471696. The only hit on this
: watch is that the date comes to rest a little off-center, in the
: window. Service history not known. Price is $5,200.

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: Autavia 1163 High-Beat Prototype (28800 VPH movement). The
: story goes that, relatively soon after the introduction of the
: Cal 11 Chronomatics (in 1969), Heuer had its partner, Buren,
: make 100 movements with 28800 VPH. We can assume that Heuer
: believed that this high-beat movement would compete well,
: against the El Primero. Heuer never produced the high-beat
: chronographs, but these 100 movements were sold off and over the
: years have been assembled into watches, I believe by various
: watchmakers. Over the last decade, we have seen around 10 of
: them in our little world, some in collections, and some for
: sale. This high-beat movement is in an Autavia 1163 MH case,
: with serial number 268976 (case marked 1163 V). Case is
: excellent; original finish with light wear. Read more about
: high-beat prototype watches here --
: http://thoughts.onthedash.com/thoughts/heuers-28800-prototypes/
: The price for this one is $8,500.

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: Bundeswehr. This Bundeswehr flyback chronograph came from
: Helmut Sinn’s sale of his personal watches, in 2012. As you
: may know, Mr. Sinn provided service for the Bund watches for
: several years, and here is what he assembled for himself –
: brand new case, with what seems to be a vintage case-back from
: the 1960s (with correct Bund markings, and a name very lightly
: engraved); new bezel, new crystal, new crown and pushers; the
: most beautiful, aged, warm dial you will ever see . . . really
: stunning. Comes on correct Bund strap, also in nearly-new
: condition. Fully serviced in 2014. I am selling this on behalf
: of a friend; his price is $4,400.

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: Belair GMT. This is the same idea as the Autavia GMT, but in
: a cushion shaped case. The watch is near mint; original finish
: on the case, with only the lightest scratches; very clean
: Valjoux 724 movement; serviced while I owned it. The selling
: point on any of the Autavia GMTs is the bezel, and this one is
: as strong as I have seen. The price is $3,000.

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: Autavia 1163 MH. This is a relatively early one (serial
: number 204091), with numerals 3-6-9-12 on the hour recorder;
: original finish on the case, with very light wear; freshly
: serviced and running well. The bad news -- the hands have been
: replaced, being from a Viceroy (brushed finish) instead of the
: original ones (which should be polished) and the MH bezel is
: from a later run, as it has the pip. The price is $5,500.

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: Clebar 12 Dato . . . This is the “Poor Man’s” version
: of the Carrera 12 Dato Ref 2547 NS (black dial / white
: registers), was produced by Heuer for Clebar, and is identical
: to the Carrera 12 Dato other than the name on the dial and
: movement. That’s right – the exact same case, dial and hands
: as the Heuer. Original finish on the case; 119638 serial number;
: light to moderate wear. It is in desperate need of a new
: crystal, but the dial looks excellent, with strong printing and
: strong colors on the 1-through-31. The Heuer 2547 NS has topped
: $10,000; you can buy this Clebar for $4,800.

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: Feel free to make an offer on any of these watches. Payment is only
: by bank wire or cashier’s check, with shipping and insurance
: to be added. Send me an email with any questions. I am happy to
: send or post additional photos, upon request.

: Thanks for looking!!

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: Jeff