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this is the style of engraving / style of font (if you even call it a "font") that we see on lots of fakes coming from South America.
Jeff
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in my view, the nasty engraving of the "Heuer" logo, on the rotor, is the clincher that this one is fake.
: Thanks for the imput. The seller's pics are
: very poor. Here is one of the movt to which
: i gave a little "twist"
:
: The "heuer" engraving on the rotor is
: not convincing, altough the dial markings
: appear to be correct (shape, fonts, etc). I
: tried to make some research but did not find
: another one except for the waltham on
: "watchismo.com" (thks kristian).
: the asking price is also a bit steep...
: Regds
: F.
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