Recently I got this NOS Siffert, and it has hell of Patina I would say.

: I guess we are all guilty at some level of being pernickety with
: the very fine details of Heuers.
: It is something that I've pondered many times.. if a model has been
: changed from 'stock' at some point in it's life, then is it
: still original. There are obvious pieces that are clearly 'bad'
: watches, but many of us wouldn't consider a watch any less if it
: had service hands. The question of originality is a wide and
: wonderful discussion. If I had a watch with service hands, and
: found a set of 'from the factory hands', and fitted them, is the
: watch actually less original, as I have intervened in the real
: honest history of the watch.

: I think it's fair to say that we all love a watch with a story,
: with patina and history.. what if that history involves the
: watch having an accident, and a caseback, or bezel gets
: replaced.. is the watch any more less original, or less-worthy
: than a NOS version kept in a safe it's life with nothing to
: tell. It's a good question, and one that I think is very
: personal to each collector. If a watch is technically incorrect,
: but has a story behind it, then does it matter?!

: Sorry for rambling, just thinking out loud, as they say!

: Cheers
: Stewart