Hi ,

The style of the engraved numerals of the case of my Monaco 1533 g has struck me for a checkup and further investigations.
When I bought the watch in 2011, this remained unnoticed for me.
The numerals usually look elegantly, daintly with a round drill, almost hand-made. The steel bracelet has often made this unreadable.
Here they look massively accurate and angularly.

The case appears to me same as the known cases . The standard number fits to the batch of the watch, also it is engraved with 1133 although being a 1533 . This is normal in the 1st batch in 1972 and was changed only later.

Interpretation:
1) it is a later aftermarket case, I remember, some were offered years ago on eBay, however have had none in the hand. Hence, did not seen whether these cases had standard numbers or how they looked like.

2) it was exchanged in the service from TAG and the standard number was transferred again. Remarkable it is for me, number would fit in the row of numbers of the batch.

If you have thoughts or experiences please tell me.

thanks
Mich