Thanks for the reply and links. Its comforting to know as this was a watch bidded on with little/no research as it was a last minute decision after losing out on 3 previous lots.

: There are 5 examples here with the cut off font from the web... you
: are not the only one out there...

: http://watchestobuy.com/heuerbund-htm/

: http://www.carsandwatches.com/hehrer-bund-military-flyback-chrono/

: http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?203271-Heuer-Bundeswehr

:
: http://wristwear.tumblr.com/post/21084511291/heuer-bund-chronograph-flyback-made-for-the

:
: http://watchesthroughtime.blogspot.sg/2013/10/the-famous-valjoux-column-wheen-family.html

: The article also did state

: Finally...there are 2 variations of the font used for the
: hour-markers:
: the "standard" font - most noticeable because none of the
: numbers are cut-off.
: the "cut-off" font - the 10:00, 8:00, and 2:00 are
: cut-off by the subdials.

: Hence rather to say that it is alright..... it is indeed the 2nd
: variation out there...