: ... who is excited by these discoveries? Maybe so as I have the
: same models in my collection albeit with no military markings
: and therefore have a vested interest. Nevertheless these are
: important new discoveries (for me at least) and very exciting to
: see at a time when we very rarely see anything vintage Heuer
: related that has not been seen or discussed before.

: What we have been shown here is a so called "Shauntavia"
: dial Autavia with automatic movement in a 11063 case with MH
: bezel. In addition to that we have the Kenyan Air Force marking
: on the backcase and enough battle scars to suggest it has been
: in a "hot" climate and very well used. This is the
: first time I have seen one of these and I am guessing the only
: known sample. That’s exciting.

When I bought them Paul ( the first 2 ) I thought it was an ordinary Autavia and an ordinary PVD automatic 510.501. I sold them cheap. The condition was not so great the dials weren't clean. Also I saw so many others with the same guy so I thought there will be a few around. It was only when I was searching or finding more about the Military Markings, found a title ( MYSTERIOUS Autavi's ) on ( ON THE DASH ) I realised these were a bit special.
The original owner or second owner so to speak bought them for around £500 or £600 around 10 maybe 12 years ago. He bought them at a Military Surplus auction in Kenya. This is the only information I have from him.
I think I sent an email to one of the vintage HEUER website asking for more information and they directed me to this forum. As far as so many turned up at the same time, I remember once a renowned Vintage Rolex Dealer bought 13 MIL SUBS 5513 and 5517s from a Military Auction in one day.