Wanted to share and ask a few questions about the Agentinian Air Force Autavia that I just got.

First off, many of you probably saw it on eBay. Like the listing said the dial has been refinished, and the bridge is from a cal 14 instead of the correct cal 12.
I wrestled with getting it because of the refinished dial. But in the end I decide to grab it for a couple of reasons. First it’s a military issue watch so I would expect it to have had a rather hard life. Second I think the refinshied dial is pretty decent. It’s obviously not perfect or as sharp as original, but I think it’s respectable. And lastly and most importantly to me is I don’t have to worry about the dial getting to much Florida sun or the case getting scratched. I can be rather hard on watches so it will be a great watch to wear working in the garage or yard.

I don’t have any plans for it right now but if I have it restored down the line I have some originality questions. What color should the hands be on these Autavias? I’ve seen pics of the NOS one that Arno had with the orange hands and I’ve found a pic or two with white hands. Did some also come with white hands or have those been repainted? I’m pretty sure that the hands on mine have been repainted and relumed at some point. Also from what I can tell the dial should have grey subdials, correct? Is the silver with black numbers date wheel correct?

Thanks,
Eddie

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