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Having siad that..
In Response To: Re: My Guess...Franken ()

The dial is rather nice.. it looks nicely balanced.
It niggles me that it looks 'right'. It has a whiff of a ref. 347: http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Chronographs/1940s_Chronographs/Reference_347/ and a whiff of pre Bund about it.. hmmm.

Perhaps we can do some more digging.

What size is the case?

Stewart

: I agree, although my knowledge isn't huge in this area.
: I'd say it was more non-Heuer parts than a franken Heuer. I
: couldn't be certain that any part of that watch has ever been
: anywhere near Heuer.

: Some very early Heuers didn't have signed movements - pre 1939ish,
: that's why the fraken-makers from Eastern Europe can have a
: field day.
: The Heuer shield doesn't match that of being from pre-1940's, it
: looks like it is a replication of a more modern Heuer.

: Personally, I've never seen a Heuer with the military 'broad arrow'
: emblem.

: Fliegers from around the mid 1930s can be seen here:
: http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Chronographs/1935.Flieger_Chronographs/
: Here are some 1940s examples:
: http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Chronographs/1940s_Chronographs/

: Stewart

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