I cant recall a "100 Heuer collection" coming to market in last 10 yrs; and I doubt many will come.

We should give this collector a lot of credit for his focus/passion for Heuers.

As we all found out in the Omegamania / Antiquorum auction and its left/right-hand PloProfs that never existed,that even the best auction houses with millions of dollars in budget/and resourse of Omega SA archivists make mistakes. This has been shown in other collectible venues, as well with Christies pulling a multi-milliona Audi 30s era Grand Prix racer pending further research.

The Omegamania auction is still a landmark auction, with numerous great watches and its catalog sells for $100, regardless of these frankens.

Italy has a rich watch collecting tradition, and I am sure the best collectors will vote with their wallets.

I think pointing out the Frankens, and their dutiful removal is part of any process.

While this is a great site there are 1000s of Heuer collectors who never visit, and still have perfect collections.

Holding our 'halo' / standards as a high watermark is dis-engenuous.