: Looking for Daytona then along come two, both
: on ebay, both have different case to the
: Daytona depicted on the o.t.d. gallery pics
: one also appears not to have outside tachy
: register. I would appreciate any input as to
: their provenance from forum. ebay items
: #2664198235
: #2665541517

hi

both watches are all genuine Heuer, however they're not quite what the factory intended.

first 2664198235: the case and bracelet are late model Autavia (case ref 11063) it looks as though the bezel has been removed and the case machined down or a ring added, to look as though the bezel was never fitted. the dial and hands are both from the smoke dial Daytona, movement is Cal 12 for both that Autavia and the Daytona so it could be from either.

secondly 2665541517: the case, bezel and movement are all from a rare early blue dial Carrera. the dial is from a Daytona and the hour and minute hands are, perhaps, from an Elgin. the sub register hands are from a 40s or 50s chronograph.

in both instances these watches are clearly not Daytonas, they are perhaps 20% Daytona???? and as such are of little true value.

one of the reasons for the giant table and pictures of the various models on "on the dash" is to give people enough information so avoid frankenwatches like these. please make use of jeff's resource.

bruce