: Suddenly, it seems that every Autavia with a black dial is a
: "Derek Bell" (and I suppose that every Autavia with a
: white dial is a "Siffert").

: I have never been convinced that we know exactly which execution
: Derek Bell wore [perhaps the polished steel hands, MH bezel and
: the ridged markers are the defining features]; listings like
: this one will only confuse the matter further --
: http://cgi.ebay.com/Derek-Bell-AUTOMATIC-CHRONOGRAPH-HEUER-AUTAVIA-RE-1163V-/260807306352?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3cb953ac70
: . This one is a Viceroy, plain and simple!

: Of course, we believe that Siffert wore a white Chronomatic
: Autavia, and we are happy extending the "Siffert"
: label well beyond that. For some reason, the rapid spread of the
: Derek Bell name is more bothersome to me.

: Jeff
:
:
:

Hi Jeff

My husband and I where just having a laugh about this confused vendor :)))... now all believe to reach the lovely USD5000 price that was reached yesterday on eBay sale... lol

But also guess it's not funny but rather amazing... thank you for this post... smile and hugs;

Sandra