: But now it is back, offered through Antiquorum (Geneva, October
: 3-4; Lot 32), with a pre-auction estimate in the $7,500 to
: $11,000 range. Here is the link to the Antiquorum catalog
: listing . When we were discussing this one back in 2006, at one
: point in the discussion, the owner (or actually the friend of
: owner) claimed that TAG-Heuer had authenticated this one,
: including the dauphine hands. Now, we see it again, and we are
: so much smarter, that we have some good questions: why the
: 100xxx serial number, if we thought that this was an early one
: (to explain the dauphine hands)? 100xxx seems to be later 1960s
: / almost 1970. now that we have the high resolution photos from
: Antiquorum, we see that the dots on the dial have been replaced
: / re-lumed. this alteration would not seem to be within the
: definition of NOS, is it?

: What opinions from our Carrera experts? Mark? Arno? Are we
: "buying" this one, three years later, or can we be
: more certain that it is "put together"?

: And for those who wonder how we know that this is the same Carrera
: that we saw in October 2006, the answers are (a) tiny dot by the
: inner bezel at 41.6 seconds and (b) placement, shape and
: discoloration of the lume dot at "55". Yes, most
: watches have a unique fingerprint.