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Re: It's here! Bianco.. Great White..

Dear Stewart,

This is such a pretty watch! Congratulations, very well done!

Strange that only a few different accents in compairison with a Siffert dial can mean such a big difference in overall look. I wouldn't know which to choose between those too ;-)

I have handled four or five Autavia's with a white dial untill now, none of them was from me, it were all watches from fellow collectors/customers. They were all housed in 11630 cases and I have a very strong belief the 11630 case is the correct one for the "Bianco"...but I'd also rather call it 11630T like Mark ;-)

Awesome pictures too Stewart!

About the bezel. MH or Tachy. I always have to smile when people are discussing about the bezels. For me this is a topic wich is completely abundant when it comes to Autavia's (maybe except for the Diver 100 and the 11630P). We all know that a bezel can be changed in 1 minute when you have the skill and tools. So, when a customer bought a Heuer watch back in the time...he could just choose what he wanted, he just needed to ask the retailer to make a switch...so if a watch had an MH bezel ex factory and the customer liked the Tachy more...simple change and all good and original in my eyes. So, let's avoid discussing about the bezel insert ;-)

Cheers,
Abel.

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