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Mysterious Autavia 1163 GMT

OK, experts . . . here's a puzzle for the team to solve:

The Autavia 1163 GMT (shown in the large image below) is in the hands of the original owner, who purchased it in 1972. And the question for us is "Which version is it?" It has

  • the bezel from the first execution (and a 205xxx serial number);
  • the red needles from the second exeuction; and
  • the red-edged hands from the third version.

Our friend Mr Ockham might take his razor to it and suggest that it is the second version, with the hands replaced to third version specs. Owner had the watch serviced a long time ago, but has no recollection about what might have been done during the servicing. However it got to be the way it is, I think it's a great looking sample.

Have we ever seen one like this? Thoughts on the watch?

Jeff

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