You touch a very interesting topic here.

My experience is that most of the sellers around (not all ofcourse) have pretty low standards and use the word NOS very fast.

I have one golden rule I always try to follow...when buying a valuable watch always go for quality and not cheap pricing.

Buy the seller, not the watch!! It's all about honesty and confidence.

Cheers,
Abel.

: When i'm out and about sifting through the internet i often see
: alot of private owners and dealers selling Heuers and refering
: to them as NOS. In my limited experince there is is probably
: only 1% at most of Heuers out there that fit this catergory but
: it seems many times more than that seem to think they are NOS! I
: even came across one the other day that wasn't really much
: better than very good condition but the seller was actually
: selling it as NOS!

: It either is or isn't surely? My understanding of NOS is that it
: has never been worn. Period. Can't be sort of, or nearly, or
: almost, especially if it's been refurbed/repolished. Does that
: mean it has to have a Heuer sticker on the back or is that just
: considered a bonus? Something that has been worn somewhat or has
: been refurbished surely can be mint or near mint, but NOS seems
: to be bandied about far too much from what i can see?

: Perhaps i've got the wrong end of the stick though?!

: Thoughts from the forum?

: Cheers
: Rich