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Re: You need a ETA 2872
In Response To: Re: You need a ETA 2872 ()

I've never noticed.. but it could be.. If comparing a later 1000 dial model, then it might be - but a early 980.006 'fat boy' case is the same as a 844 (I believe).
Either way, myself and Jarl have both fitted Autos to dead Quartz models with a perfect fit.

Stewart

: Stewart,
: I always thought (and read in several treads) that the caseback of
: automatic models was slightly higher, but I could be mistaken.
: I never tested this myself. Will compare my 980.006 with an
: incoming 844/3 next week.
: Regards
: Johan

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