In my travels across the internet i have been asked to help identify a mysterious 1950's/60's style Heuer.

Its powered by an Ed Heuer marked Valjoux.72, which, by deduction by the number on the movement bridge places it in the 1960/61 era. It looks very much like a model 2444 style dial ( with some odd variations to it ) , its in a case thats very similar to a 2447 however in a side by side comparison there are clear differences such as the mystery example has much longer lugs.

Here's a little of the transcript between the owner & I as we tried to discover more about the watch

DARREN :
thats a very interesting watch you have found there !!!
I am unable to identify it as a complete model but it has some very strong Heuer model charactoristics. The case is not a 2444. It looks closer to the style of a 2447 but that model was long discontinued before these style dials or dauphine hands came about in 61/62. What size is the case & what width lugs does it have ? Is the case Heuer marked ? Is there a ref number on either the backcase, inner backcase or between the lugs ?

The dial also confuses me in terms of time as it has both mid 40's features ( the gold dots inset at 2,4,8 & 10 seen here on a triple calender from 1946 http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalogs/1946_Brochure/ ) & 57-63 details such as the lume triangles. Further i have never seen a dial with 11,12,1 & 5,7 lume numbers. All these elements individually dont worry me but together they seem out of place.

I have to ask how does the movement look ?
Is it Ed.Heuer marker on the bridge ? Is there a number on that bridge ?

Here are examples of 2444 catalog references
57 http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalogs/1957_Brochure/1957BrochureP020304.jpg
59 http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalogs/1959-60_Timer_Catalog/p14.jpg
61 http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalogs/1961-62_Catalog/P13.jpg
62 http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalogs/1962_Chronograph_Brochure/1962SideB.jpg
63 http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Catalogs/1963_Catalog/Page24.jpg
Note that the lume numbers differ to your example in each year.

In some odd way i think this watch may be a a put together of different Heuer parts from mis-matched decades. If the dial is genuine Heuer then its not one i've ever seen before. The other worry is that there were both Aristo & unbranded dials that look look very similar to your example. I'm trying to find examples to show you what i mean.

Please give me the answers to the questions i asked & we will see if we can find outwhat you have.
Best - Darren
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WATCH OWNER
Hello again now i have taken som photos , still this Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/e9iz22lfxca4aq9/AAApR_KHqbrTX6E2DDo-IpFaa?dl=0

Ref nr between lugs: 963843
Lugwith : 20mm
Each lug : 11mm ( 9mm on my black Heuer )
Movement nr: 453552
Cal: 72
Heuer stamp in inner case and on movement

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I would really like to think of this as a new discovery rather than a franken.
Any help from the forum would be appreciated.

Thanks - Darren