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Re: Original
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Looks pretty good from the photo. Crystal may be a bit dirty and definitely has a scratch at 10 o'clock but that can be replaced or polished away. Date is spot on for a second execution hand 1153, probably manufactured in 1970 for that Feb '71 sale.

Sourcing those second execution hands seems a tad trickier than the earlier polished steel ones shared with the end run of the previous Carrera or the later and fatter third execution ones, so that could be one niggle. I'm happy to have one like that and use it as a wearer though, and this watch's chrono seconds hand has faded less than my equivalent. Having the spare links for the GF bracelet is a definite bonus.

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