I recently bought this Autavia 2446H first execution case second execution dial, the so called “Jochen Rindt” Autavia.

During the negotiation I consulted Paolo, whom I had met in London during the Arno/Bonhams auction, where it was obvious that he is an expert on early manual Autavias. To my big surprise he said that it was no problem to remove the white “stars” on the dial and trusting him I gave it a go. Off to Paolo’s watchmaker Gian Carlo Martini in Parma with the grail and see what happened:

# The dial is so much better. No “stars” at all but still some (nice) patina on the registers.

# The hands were polished and new perfectly matching lumen, instead of beige paint.

# Three lumen dots were missing, but not anymore. And Jeff he is no cake decorator!

The movement was also serviced very nicely with fine photo documentation. All in all I am VERY satisfied. It was not cheap, but worth every penny!

Thanks Paolo - you were right!

Enjoy
Peter, Denmark

High res picture here https://picasaweb.google.com/alphaakustik/DiverseHeuer#5589213225601679954