: This may have been mentioned before but I tried a search and can't
: find it...
: The case on the right in each photo is serial No. 14* and the case
: on the left is a 27*.
: Spot the difference?
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: The 14* has a bearing at the 7 O'clock position under the bezel.

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: Does this help in any way to settle the discussion that these
: cases, the 14*, were around in the early days of the Automatic
: Autavias?
: I hope so.
: AndyO...

Hi Andy!

My 14xxxx Siffert got your same case: not only for 7bearing°, but for the angle of the step near the lugs too, as you can see in the picture.
It's some month that I'm shure of this, but none seems to belive it at all!!! ;-)