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I vote for the Auto...

: what would you do? I've been offered a manual
: siffert autavia with date for £650 on after
: market strap or an auto siffert autavia on
: original bead of rice for £900 - which is
: the best buy??? Do you think the prices are
: fair they seem good to me

This is a no-brainer... Go for the Auto:

The Bead's of Rice Bracelet is a bonus...

-- Chuck

P.S. The £900 price is actually about what I paid for my example 20 months ago with a plain strap! That's a bargain with today's market.

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