Hi folks,

I would like to share my joy here, like a kid holding his first transformer toy, grinning uncontrollably, and checking on the new toy every now and then.

This particular piece is a dream for me, as this is at first a mission impossible; the seller, an old guy, is from Germany and as you probably would have guessed, would not want to ship it out nor accept bank wire. Would only want to do it the traditional way by accepting cold hard cash via meet up. A fellow watch enthusiast, (would also be right to call him an expert) assisted me in the entire transaction, from meeting him to assisting me with the payment. Thank you! You know who you are! The history that I gathered from my friend is short, seller is an old guy, whom is the second owner, bought the watch originally from a pilot. Watch has been serviced and during this service, only the very worn out crown is replaced, and the crown is also included with a handwritten note. I have cleaned the entire watch, as it was in a "barn" state when I first gotten it.

Long story short, I would like to share with you what I thought was some of the LAST first execution 2446 Autavia with a signed Heuer-Leonidas val. 72 movement. Apparently, this raised a few brows but I did check this out with some of the resident experts here (and a few Heuer enthusiasts from other forums) whom assured me that this is uncommon, but correct, probably due to the transitional and short period this watch was produced. Watch serial number is 53227, which made this one of the last first execution ever made. Here's some shots taken under natural light.

Finally, I joined the exclusive club.