Sorry about another watch philosophy comment. I seem to be doing it a lot lately...but here goes.

We will probably never know if the above mentioned watch is original. When you talk about Heuer watches or any other brand that was not all in-house or thoroughly in-house documented....When you talk about watches manufactured, sort of on demand, out of parts common to other in-house variations and even other brands there will be exceptions and rule breaking examples.

When you buy a watch which spurs an argument, like this one has, you will probably always have something which will spur an argument. When you have any degree of uncertainty about a watch the market for that watch will always have doubt. Typical examples are always better unless evidence can be found that squashes all argument and erases all doubt.

JohnCote