This is a subject for a much lengthier message, or even an article, but I have this pet theory that in many instances, watch designers "get it right" the second time. With the first one, they are in a huge rush to get the watch into production . . . so the Autavia GMT has the Viceroy hands or the Monaco has crude looking rectangular-tipped hands or the Siffert gets the Carrera polished steel hands. With a little time on the drawing board, and in the preparation of new components, the new model can get the elements that may come to define the watch . . . for example, the red-edged hands on the Autavia. There are exceptions and matters of personal preference -- for example, I think the very first Autavias were the pick of the litter -- but as a general rule, I am thinking that they often got it right the second time!!
Jeff
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: Here are a couple of the even number bezeled 1163 that I let go of
: many moons ago..
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: The one I never owned is on its way and for me it is the auto GMT
: to have...
: Cheers,
: D
