I'm a big fan of Watches With Patina . . . David is a good guy, with a great eye for watches . . . and the highest integrity.

They say, "you don't buy the watch, you buy the seller", and Watches With Patina comes highly recommended.

And it's a very nice looking Autavia, as well!!

Jeff

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: Hello,

: I'm looking to buy a Heuer 73463 "Siffert colors" Manual
: chrono. Unfortunately, I don't know how to evaluate vintage
: Heuer (this will be my first real Vintage purchase), so I was
: hoping to get some advice here

: These are the two examples I've found:

:
: https://shop.watcheswithpatina.com/products/heuer-autavia-ref-73463-siffert-colors

: and the following, which I'm not sure is actually up for sale

: https://www.vintageheuer.com/products/autavia-white-dial/

: Both sellers seem reputable to me.

: To my admittedly untrained eye, the British version (which is also
: cheaper!) seems to be in better shape, and even comes with a
: beads of rice bracelet. However, it's bezel seems different from
: the pics of otehr such examples I've found- is it correct?

: And would you recommend either of these two watches? is it a fair
: price? I'm a poorish grad student, and this will be my only
: purchase for a while, so I'd like to make this count.

: Also do you know of any other examples of this being sold? or have
: one for sale yourselves :) (I'd prefer to buy from a collector
: myself)