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Mysterious Autavias -- The Ones with Numerals

previously, we have seen and discussed three of these manual-wind Autavias, with the Arabic numerals radiating from the center. All three of these had two registers, with the date at six o'clock. Our concensus: dials seemed genuine, hands seem consistent . . . these must have been made by Heuer.

Now comes the three register version, shown at the bottom. My assessment: wrong hands; probably the wrong bezel; but this dial certainly appears to be original. I mean, look at the ages on these guys!!

So what do we think? Authentic Heuer dials? Correct hands (on the two-register guys)? Prototype or low-production odd-ball version?

Thanks to Paul for the photos. Let's see if anyone might have any further information about these guys.

Jeff



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