Nice couple of Carreras Shaun.

I confess that I do prefer the 45 to the 30, and the early blue Deci scale to the black, but it's a matter of small degrees - the 30s are still very desireable. And whilst Heuer probably paid Valjoux slightly less per ebauche, the savings weren't passed on; if I recall, the launch of the 7753 coincided with a price rise across the range so they actually cost the customer slightly more than a 45 would have done the month before.

And I bet you're happy you didn't sell in the end - what it would have brought 5 years ago doesn't really compare to what it would take to replace it today. And it somehow always feels more fulfilling to have "sets" of things as a collector - 2 30s is slightly better than 2x1, if you know what I mean.