Stephen,
No worries my friend, I understand exactly where you were coming from - I have read, many times that statement "if you see one, buy one" on Alex's website. I think you are right, the white dialed 11630 is very rare. What I was getting at (expressed poorly), was that this white 1163 that Bullitt has found is a new discovery, something that we didn't know existed. This is big news.. a new super rare Autavia.. very interesting and exciting news!!

You have a great Christmas Stephen, and we all look forward to Bullitts photos of this amazing Autavia!!

All the best,
Stewart

: Hello and Merry Christmas Stewart!
: Gosh, I certainly wasn't trying to minimize Bullitt's rare
: discovery by my post. I was simply pointing out that the latter
: 11630 featured a similar model with a silver dial and also a
: very rare white dial, as pointed out by Ape in the past and on
: his website. In fact, I believe Ape commented "don't ask
: questions, just buy" if you ever come across one. That post
: now appears to be missing from his Autavia 11630 discussion on
: his nice website. Please note I didn't coin the phrase for the
: 11630 silver dial as a "Poor man's" Siffert. Look at
: the price guide on this wonderful website and you'll see it
: mentioned by our exceptional host/moderator/expert as a
: "Poor man's" Siffert:

: B Autavia Automatic -- White or Silver Dial (Ref 11630) light
: dial with bright orange hands
: SPY= 6
: the "Poor Man's" Siffert, with orange trim rather than
: the blue of the Siffert

: I think Bullitt's discovery is just terrific and reveals another
: unknown model we have not see before. These unusual discoveries
: are what keeps so many of us so fascinated with OnTheDash!

: Steve