: Additional Information, Please . As always, if anyone can produce
: any information to support the authenticity of Lot 39, I will be
: happy to publish this information. I will also be appreciative
: of additional information about the Index Mobile chronographs.
: They really are neat pieces; as we said with respect to one of
: our experts, "not easily forgotten".

: Jeff

It is highly interesting that the two D&S and the [. . .ah-hem. . .] Heuer all share the same hands.

It is also interesting that the [. . .ah-hem. . .] Heuer has a coaxial buttoned crown that is a different metal than the case.

This watch, anywhere but Antiquorum, would not be "custom made" but be considered a "Frankenwatch".

I have written about the caution one must use in purchasing from Antiquorum. At the risk of sounding pretentious, it is easier to quote myself than rewrite my observation: "I realized Antiquorum as auctioneer takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the description and guarantees nothing except the watch was not an intentional fake."

Expanding on that thought, Antiquorum is apparently excused, even if it is an intentional fake, by the words "this watch is custom made". Caveat emptor.

My advice has been and continues to be: never purchase a watch from an Antiquorum auction without examining the watch in person, equipped with detailed personal familiarity with the watch in question. To do otherwise is a fool's errand.

As far as additional information regarding Index-Mobile chronographs, see these two links:

http://ninanet.net/watches/others04/Mediums/mDSim.html

http://www.geocities.com/thomasm178/watch/wadsimanalysisver2.html