We certainly have some enthisiasts in Mexico, and we are glad that you have introduced yourself. We hope that you will become a regular, reader and writer!!

I will have to be honest: I'm not sure of the exact meaning of the "Orange Boy" reference. At first, I thought that this nickname was used for the 1163 Viceroy-style guy, with the brushed steel hands and the tachy bezel . . . in other words, very similar to the first Viceroys, except that Heuer used orange paint instead of red paint. Here is this "Orange Boy".

Then, I believe that people started referring to the 11630 MH (shown below) as an "Orange Boy". Of course, this one is different in so many ways from the earlier 1163 . . . different bezel, different hands, different registers, different case, etc. But it does have a lot of orange!!

Turning to your Autavia, it looks very nice. I would suggest that if the right person does the restoration of the case, then there is no hazard in having it cleaned and refinished. But you need to have it done by someone who knows exactly how the original cases were finished. It is not a polished, shiny finish, but has some surfaces that are brushed and others that are polished.

Good luck with this one, and please keep up updated on your progress!!

Jeff

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