: Chuck: continuing your use of the
: "F-words" to explore this
: category, I would add "Fakes"
: and "Frauds" to the list. Let's
: define "Fakes" as anything that
: looks like a genuine item (original), but is
: not, regardless of the intent of the seller;
: the "Fraud" derives from the
: intent of the seller to misrepresent a piece
: in order to deceive the buyer.
: Any more "F-words" for this
: glossary??
: Jeff

Yes, I have another "F" word, Fishy, as in stink and smells bad. As I stated before, I have two of these case and two dials that are genuine Heuer that I purchased in Switzerland. They were never meant to be used together but some unscrupulous individual is doing this and claiming they are Prototypes. When he listed the first one on eBay over a year ago I confronted him concerning his claim. When I sent him pictures of the exact cases,dials, pushers and crystals, he admitted to me what he was doing and stated "that they were made for the uninformed collector". He also requested that I refrain from telling anyone. I have told Jeff who it is and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out who is making these FrankenHeuers. In his lastest eBay auction he states that there were only two of them. I have seen him list these FrankenHeuer on at least three occasions. Before anyone ask me, the answer is yes, I did warn the bidders but they didn't respond to my email warnings. For everyone who reads this posting you have been warned, they are fakes, frauds and smell bad (fishy). LET THE BUYER BEWARE. Good collecting to all, Charles.