Hi Paul

As you, we have only seen this Diver ref. 844/4 three times... the first time a some years ago when we purchased it in a great condition, after did find it on an old Heuer catalogue I have to find again and now this one on auction in eBay. Haven't any pics of ours but will make them tomorrow and shall be happy to share with all of you.

As Davis says, also think those Lume spots look suspicious or they have been redone or?? :/

We also love the fact (reason why we bought it) that it has a day & date feature on the dial as it was the first time I saw it... extremely rare!

Cheers.

Sandra

: I generally refrain from posting links to watches that are for sale
: or auction but today is an exception. The “Team Diver” have
: compiled a Heuer Diver master reference table which will soon be
: published by Jeff on the OTD site. So I am pre-empting this
: exciting new development by highlighting two interesting Divers
: currently on ebay.

: The first is a full size 42mm diameter early (thick) case,
: automatic movement with reference 844/4. What makes this watch
: unusual is that it has a day & date feature in what is
: essentially a standard dial configuration. This is only the
: third one I have seen and when we were compiling the table we
: debated if it actually existed. Jarl, who is the real expert on
: all things Diver, was sceptical but it was he who brought this
: latest one to my attention. Here is the link:

:
: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-HEUER-844-4-automatic-divers-watch-/120627085212?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1c15ef3f9c

: The second example is the reference 980.043. This is a mid size (32
: or 38mm - yet to be confirmed) chrome plated case with quartz
: movement and the lovely two tone bezel. It was marketed as the
: economy version with plexiglass and depth rating to 30m. What
: makes this one interesting is the story that goes with the
: watch. According to the seller, this watch and the accompanying
: Microsplit stopwatch were used by the engineer who maintained
: Big Ben. BB must be one of the most famous time pieces on the
: planet and it appears that two vintage Heuer’s kept him on
: time. It may not have the same cachet as a watch worn by a
: Formula 1 driver nevertheless, still a great association for a
: Heuer Diver no less.

:
: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Heuer-watch-and-Heuer-stop-watch-used-time-Big-Ben-/330478017615?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item4cf2065c4f

: regards
: Paul
: www.heuerworld.com