Jeff,

How widespread is this practice? It mirrors what shady "restorers" do with classic cars - like passing off a base motor midyear Corvette as a big block or a fuelie.

What recourse would the unfortunate buyer have in the case you mentioned? I find it particularly egregious that in both listings for the sold 2447ns and the 2447nst Benwatch couldn't even get the dates right -
http://benwatch.net/heuer/31_carrera-2447
http://benwatch.net/heuer/141_carrera-2447-nt

Those are both clearly second execution dials!

: Interesting that you have followed this Carrera, from Matthew
: Bain to Benwatch, who has now listed it on chrono24.

: A few weeks ago, I followed another Carrera, a Reference 2447S
: (with a damaged dial). In the space of a few days, this Carrera:
: went from me to a dealer, at a price of $2,600 the dealer
: replaced the dial, to convert it into a rare 2447 NS or NST
: [which is why he had no problems buying it from me, with a
: damaged dial], and sold it, with its new dial, to Benwatch, in
: the $5,000 range (I would imagine) and Benwatch was then kind
: enough to list it on chrono24, and quote it back to me
: "upon inquiry" at around $11,000. So there you have
: it, from $2,600 to $11,000, with a couple of transfers (and a
: rare replacement dial). Of course, the hands and serial number
: now show that this Carrera had been produced a few years before
: the first NS or NST was produced.

: I like the dealers who offer a nice inventory of watches, and I can
: respect their seeking an honest profit, but . . . [you can
: complete this sentence].

: Do our readers have experiences with Benwatch?

: Jeff

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