Glad to hear the square minute hand is original to the 844 I just picked up an automatic one with this style and was wondering as to authenticity as any pic I had seen showed the pointed version.

: There was few weeks ago nice early original looking 844 Monnin in
: Ebay.
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: http://www.ebay.com/itm/390884580361?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D390884580361%26_rdc%3D1
: It had low serial 140x, original bezel and also that square end on
: the minute hand like on that 79 catalogue cover.
: Price was getting high for my taste and decided to skip and wait
: for something cheaper for my first Heuer diver :)...now
: afterwards maybe I should have bought it.

: Now when I have tried to learn for short period about these divers
: there seems to be quite many actual models and also differences
: inside one model serie. So making a thorough guide will be a
: challenging but I would welcome such a guide.

: -Juha

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