I generally agree with Dustin's assessment, but when the time comes to suggest the price, I have trouble getting over around $3,000. Biggest problem I see is the dial -- damage to the hour recorder, etc.

I believe that you can find a decent to nice one in the $8,000 to $10,000 range, so I would not spend $4,000, as the starting amount for this difficult project. But I am not much of a "project person" . . . never been that adventurous / never had the time to invest in gathering the parts, etc.

Jeff

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: I am far from a Monaco Expert, but here is my two cents.

: MAYBE worth a look as a restoration, depending on what you are
: trying to do. If we just look at it from the pragmatic
: perspective, here is what I see:

: Missing the parts that you mentioned
: Dial appears OK, some damage in the hour counter. I would like a
: dial shot to check for gasket damage
: Hour and Minute hand look fine, might consider a re-lume/paint on
: the hands (GASP, philistine!)
: Case is fair to marginal
: I would assume it would need a full service

: So, here is what you'd need to get it back to wearable spec:

: Pushers - $250
: Crown - $200
: full movement service - $600
: Crystal - $150
: Center chrono hand and subdial hands - Maybe $300

: So that represents an investment of at least $1500 in parts
: and service to get it back to running condition, plus the time
: and effort that it would take to chase these all down. Plus this
: ignores any case work, if you chose to do that.

: I think most would agree the Monaco market is a bit soft right now.
: The most recent verifiable sold 1133B that I can find went for
: $8,000. That one had a nicer case and a NSA bracelet, but not
: the Heuer version.

: So.... you ask what it's worth, as it is. IMHO it's too much of a
: project. I'd pass. BUT, if you really want a Monaco and
: are willing to work for it, I would put no more than $3-4K into
: it, as it sits. But only if you're willing to tackle what might
: be a difficult restoration.

: Thanks for reading,
: Dustin

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