Noooooooooooo!!!!!

But it's fine - I will still love this Monaco as much as my 1970 Autavia and my Jan 1970 pre-moon 861 Speedmaster.
Actually I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was a 1970 watch - it's the variant with the black sub-registers, which I understand is the later version.

It's in transit in Paris now.....28 hours to go before it shows up on my doorstep!

ben

: ...that the chances are that a 162xxx Monaco has just sneaked into
: 1970 too :/

: Still, dating a Heuer is not the most accurate science, so you can
: never say for sure.