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The First "Lanco" (made by Heuer) that I Have Seen

I cannot recall ever seeing any Lancos that may have been made by Heuer, but this one certainly seems to be the "Poor Man's" Hamilton Fountainbleau . . . so it's the "poor man's poor man's" version of the Monaco.

very interesting . . . thank you for sharing this one with our readers!

Jeff

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: Hi Guys,

: I myself have been shocked by the poor mans Monaco update to On the
: Dash and am on the look out for one. Upon trawling ebay for one
: of these to add to my collection I saw a poor mans Hamilton
: Fontainebleau case for sale. It looks to be made by Hamilton
: since it has the same inscriptions. The dial says Lanco.

: ebay item - 290363369602

: Interesting for those on the look out for one of these Cal 11
: beauties.

: Cheers,
: Matt

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