I`ve never seen this before either,but I must say I really like the subtle elegance of this watch.Dressy,but in an understated manner.
I especially like the clean,glossy dial,works very well with the gold detailing.Very 80s & very nice!

I think maybe Jarl had a similar marked strap for his wedding Camaro,maybe he can shed some light on this?

Great watch,thanks for sharing.

Cheers!
Marius

: In a surprising twist of coincidence ( seeing that Stepan posted
: his new Verona only days ago ) my new arrival is also a Black
: faced Verona.
: Though i must add mine is clearly of a later issue date and
: features an Alarm ! Yes, its quartz.
: Flicking through the OTD catalogs i found this watch first features
: in the Heuer line up in 1981 (my 1st year of High School) with a
: chronograph digital display the same style as found in the
: Carrera of that year. This one, however, features an alarm and
: not the chronogragh and i cant seem to find it in any of the
: archeive catalogs in OTD.
: The classic brown paper wrapped box arrived this morning so i've
: only had a short while to try all the combinations with the 2
: buttons that control the LCD display but i have not as yet
: cracked the code to set the alarm. Does anyone have any
: ideas/experience with this setup?
: I've added just a few quick , dirty photo's of the watch to give
: you people some idea of what i'm looking at.
: Some basic facts :- 19mm lugs , 38 mm body not including
: crown/buttons , glass crystal has a few scratches , Heuer buckle
: in gold with the underside marked with Sun emblem and PLAQUE G
: SWISS
: Although the same diameter as an 1153 Carrera the watch feels a tad
: smaller . It is naturally a thinner watch as it has a quartz
: rather than a mechanical movement but it just looks a little
: smaller in comparison. The dial is a very glossy black which
: looks great in the flesh but plays havoc with refections whilst
: smiling for the camera. The watch is tidy and elegant, clearly a
: dress style watch without the clutter associated with registers
: for a chronograph. The name Verona is obviously an association
: with the Italian city and perhaps Heuer designers at the time
: were trying to reflect the elegance of design for which the
: Italians are occasionally known for ( i'm thinking more classic
: Ferrari Dino than 80's Lamborgini Contach)
: The stap it came on seems to me to be a NOS 20mm Heuer strap
: ruthlessly crammed in to a space intented for a 19mm item. I
: plan to remove the strap and replace it with a correct 19mm item
: and use the 20 for one of my other babies.
: Is the buckle genuine? I've never seen one in gold before and the
: marking on the underside is not what i'm used to.
: Any way here's the my new Verona -

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: All the best - Darren