Too many people, Jeff, told me that my old 1st generation Siffert was a "put together" with reprinted numbers.
Do you remember? In this forum too.

Everyone told me that was a franken watch with a Schmitz case and a piquerez caseback.
So with my resarch, and with Andyo help, I find a lot of these case, different from a Schmitz in some parts (like "click" position of the bezel at 7 o'clock).
None give me answer on that message on this forum...
I remember that you didn't buy a Chronomatic Siffert on ebay for this case!
Now it seems that everyone knows them.
Sorry, but I can't understand...
Or my watch was good since I bought it or someone changes idea and prefear to not talk about ;-)

For the nikname of the watches, the reason is the interest for the Heuer collecting, as for Rolex
underline, gilt, paul newman, patrizzi, quinta staccata, sei girato, steve mcqueen, 007...

: We have been discussing the progression / development of these
: cases for many years . . . I'm still not sure that I understand
: the "discovery"?

: Earliest cases had cut in the front, then we had cuts front and
: back, then back-only . . . right?

: I have not reviewed old notes and postings, but sometimes I believe
: that we are going too far with all the nicknames and minor
: differences (that may not really make a difference at all). Just
: a thought for discussion.
: Jeff

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