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Help me restore this beauty!

Hello Heuer WIS'es, I tried wus, but I see you are all here!
On my workbench is a vintage Heuer Autavia model 3646 chronograph 45. I looks very much like the 7763. The difference is the movement, where mine has a Valjoux 92 movement, the 7763 has a Valjoux 7730. The case is numbered 88945. You may read about the project on my blog. Is this a rare model?

The watch came to me without the reflecting chrome ring and as you can see, the exhausted bezel ring. There is a chrome ring in there now, wich does not fit completely. I want to complete this restoration and so I am looking for these two components and perhaps even a dial. The rest of the watch is in very good condition and the movement is near perfect. I have serviced it myself and it is running healthy as ever.
Any advice as to where I can get the parts I need is much appreciated!

For large images:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25qo0fxyo2hryp/Autavia01.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25qo0fxyo2hryp/Autavia02.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e25qo0fxyo2hryp/Autavia03.jpg

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