Nice watch & history Jon!

Offered for sale is the below pictured Heuer Carrera 3147 (45 Dato)
: with the “Wings & Wheels” logo of the Indianapolis Motor
: Speedway on the dial. This watch came out of an estate in
: Indianapolis, Indiana. The people selling the estate said that
: the Gentleman who owned the watch was an executive at a local
: company who worked at the Speedway during the month of May when
: the run the Indy 500. The estate contained a lot of other Indy
: 500 memorabilia including tickets, pit passes etc from the late
: ‘30s through the ‘60s.

: I have no written proof of how the watch came to be in the estate
: of this man but I know for a fact that Tony Hulman who owned the
: Motor Speedway gave these watches to important friends and to
: people who did work at the track as thank you gifts. I know of
: at least 3 of these Wings & Wheel watches including two
: Carreras and one Autavia which have come out of local
: Indianapolis estates and the story has been the same each time.

: The Watch is not NOS or Mint but it is in very good shape and seems
: to be completely original including the crown, pushers and the
: case finish. The edges of the case are very sharp, all of the
: brushing is still very sharp on the back and I can’t see any
: evidence that it has ever been polished. It has some light
: scratches and nicks including the scratch on the back which you
: can see in the picture. The plexi crystal seems to be original
: and has a few scratches and a few fingerprints but is very
: clear. The serial number which you can see in the photos is
: 1276XX. The dial is very nice. As you can see in the photo there
: is some dust and grit on the dial. I think the only thing which
: will not blow off is the very small mark in the right hand
: minutes register. The hands are original and the lume on the
: dial and hands is intact and seems original. The logo is in very
: good shape. The movement is the appropriate manual wind Laderon
: and is in excellent condition with little or no tarnish. The
: movement runs well with good balace motion. All of the chrono
: functions work as they should but the pushers are a bit
: sluggish. I doubt the watch has been cleaned in a long time. I
: brushed off the dust and wiped it with a damp cloth but
: otherwise it is as found from the estate.

: The pictures below are of the exact watch which is for sale. Most
: of you know that I am a professional photographer. I have tried
: to take pictures which show the watch as it is and not beauty
: pictures. These photos are un-retouched with the exception of
: taking a couple of pieces of dust off of the surface. I wanted
: the pictures to show the watch and all the scratches and
: blemishes. I think the watch actually looks better in hand than
: in the photos.

: The price of this watch is $65,000 USD or close offer. Only
: wire/bank transfer payment will be accepted. I do not really
: want to ship this watch and I will absolutely not ship it out of
: the USA. I travel extensively in the US and Europe for work and
: depending on the purchase price of the watch I would like to
: make arrangements to deliver the watch to the buyer or the
: buyer’s agent in person.

: Please email me with any questions and or offers. I will not be
: insulted by any offers but I don't need to sell the watch and I
: won't accept any low balls.

: JohnCote

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