Looks great, Stewart.

Cheers

: I posted this over on TZ-UK.. and thought I'd share it with you
: guys & gals, as we don't see many of these in fine
: condition..

: I recently listed a NOS all gold ani-digi Heuer case in the trader
: section.. but with no interest I decided to sacrifice it and
: relieved it of it's NOS bezel... that was a tricky bit of
: surgery, having to get a knife between the bezel and case, then
: leveraging - all without marking the gold plate. I managed it,
: God knows how!!

: I've fitted it to a lovely condition 980.021 from 1983, an
: oversized 44mm cased two-tone diver that had a very tired bezel.
: (they shared the same bezel when new). I've had both watches for
: a long time, and last year James sorted the glass & a new
: crown on the 021. Since then it has been sat at the back of a
: drawer, looking a bit sad with it's knackered bezel.

: I know the crown should also be gold plated, I do have a NOS one
: that I can get fitted no probs, but I like it the way it is for
: now. There is something very satidfying like breathing new life
: into a watch (even though I had to sacrifice the digi diver),
: and this one, fitted with an aftermarket oyster bracelet look
: the business now, also, the Swiss Tropic strap looks great too..
: I'm well chuffed.
: It has a lovely gilt dial - gold hands & dial markings, the
: matt dial is a very deep brown colour.. It also has wonderful
: lightly aged lume, which suits the gilt really well. It's
: beautiful, and I feel a wee bit ashamed it has been sat in the
: dark for over a year.

: They are very difficult to find in decent condition, as the gold
: gets worn away and usually looks awful, so this is a rare treat
: to get it looking almost like new.

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: After restoration and with NOS gold plate bezel fitted...

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: Cheers
: Stewart