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Two Questions: Lowest SN for Cal 15? Lowest SN for Viceory?

Studying the serial numbers can be fun, so lets pose the following two questions:
  • What is the lowest serial number that we can find for a Caliber 15 chronograph, Autavia, Carrera or Monaco?

  • What is the lowest serial number that we can find for a Autavia 1163V (Viceroy)?
Establishing these two lowest serial numbers will help us establish the year 1972 in the timeline of serial numbers.

Jeff

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: In the scheme of things, though, 268xxx isn't that early at all. I
: have a Cal 15 within 20xxx of that and I don't believe that is
: amongst the very earliest production of Cal 15s and we know we
: can peg that to 1972 at the earliest.

: Nor is a fully numbered 12 hour register. My best guess from the
: catalogues puts that dial revision at 1972 too.

: What implications does this have for the lifespan of the Cal 11 and
: 11i? Did they last longer than we thought or did Heuer decide
: that a model being sold at a fraction of the price of its
: equivalent models (can't find the posted advert now but was it
: something like $88 dollars versus something in the high 100s or
: even low 200s?) would be a great way of offloading any remaining
: Cal 11i movements?

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