Please excuse me replying late to this thread, i have been away the last week or so & completely off-line.

Wow !!! What a great final result you have there Pier.
A very successful sympathetic restoration & i loved the way you wrote the article.
There is something so balanced about these large triple register Autavia's. It does make you question why they reduced the size of the subdials in the following editions.
Also a revelation to find out that the Hour & Minute hands are made of different materials. Does anyone have an opinion on this, are they originally like this ? Why would that be ?
The before & after pictures are a credit to the watchmaker.
I am certain you will enjoy this rare, rare beast. I echo my own words when i say yet again, i cant wait to get a pair of dauphine hands for my own watch.

Cheers - Darren