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Re: Is this a new Chronomatic discovery (or not)?

I definitely would not consider that this was born for 1158

Paolo

: Hey Rich,

: Seems to be another interesting find!!

: Does this dial have gold indexes or steel?? Difficult to say from
: that picture. It would surprise me if it was meant for an
: 1158...I think by the time Heuer placed the gold 1158 Carrera's
: into production...the Chronomatic text was already traded away
: to Breitling. However, could be a prototype for sure IMHO.

: Script seems to be what we're used to see from genuine Heuer
: dials...

: Cheers,
: Abel.

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