We all go "gaga" [about which, see below] over the beautiful blue paint on the transitional Monacos, but the paint on these blue Carreras is also very special . . . I had an early 1153, with a blue dial . . . it's one of the few that I regret sending to a new home.

Jeff

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: I think it is very nice
: I remember thinking it looked like a good deal for someone
: I actually prefer the later execution models, I know it would seem
: like heresy to many regulars here but I find the early 1153
: models ugly. The old early 1960s polished hands in the the big
: thick late 60s / early 70s case just look unbalanced in my
: opinion. The later models of the 1153 look more balanced and
: more like they belong in one era (early 70s).

: As a change from cars, I'd say the early carreras fit this
: image....
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: Whereas the 1153 is more like this...
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