: Caseback, crown and pushers are ok. Maybe the markers, they look
: quite second execution Carrera. Don't think anything else came
: from Heuer. You'll notice how the caseback doesn't quite cover
: the aperture for it...

: Some of the early watches did in fact have Heuer shields on. What
: they never had were Heuer shields that were hacked about and
: look like they were made in someone's shed using a hammer and
: chisel. You'll note "early watch" there too - which
: wouldn't describe any watch using a Valjoux 7733, placing it
: somewhere between 1969 and 1978. Valjoux produced lots of
: this family of movements with the lowest quality of finish and
: unbranded bridges (aka the cheapest for someone to buy), and
: they not infrequently end up masquerading as a more renowned
: manufacturer later down the line.

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:

: In terms of time, the Ed. Heuer & Co SA marked watches will
: only run up to the first few months of 1964, being replaced by
: Heuer-Leonidas branding after that. Though it appears that
: during the period of turmoil, ownership changes and the quartz
: crisis in the late 70s and early 80s, Heuer may have genuinely
: used unbranded movements in some of the watches.

: A couple of points to watch out for, that also apply to the Autavia
: dial in the post below. Some manufacturers, typically at the
: cheaper end, do like to crow about the number of jewels and the
: shock absorbtion mechanism on the dial of the watch (the 17
: Rubis and Incabloc in this case), this is not something Heuer
: were doing at the time. Nor did they ever put
: "Chronograph" above the shield where the name would be
: in a "series" watch (Carrera, Monaco etc). Or use that
: clunky, cheap-looking case.

: What we call a "put together" and not a particularly good
: one at that - worth a fraction of the asking price for the
: salvageable parts.