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Re: Heuer 844
In Response To: Re: Heuer 844 ()

: Hi Paul
: Annoyingly I the old case back was worn in that area so I could
: only just make out the 8 and nothing more! The previous owener
: must have had abrasive wrists or something ;-). A clumsey watch
: repairer had damaged the thread on the cover hence me replacing
: it with one I sourced from a 980.006 that had seen better days.
: Out of interest what make you believe it has dial work and relume -
: looks original to me base on other pictures I've seen on the web
: etc etc. Your eye is obviously sharper than mine so would like
: know what the tell tale signs are!

: Look forward to your future post the Heuer divers!
: Cheers
: Ben

Ben,

Re: the lume its only my opinion and i may well be wrong but the lume should be larger to cover more of the white base print on the dial markers, if it is a relume then its still been done well.
Nice watch by the way,
All the best,
James.

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