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Such a beautiful and important watch ...

Dear Jack,

very happy for you !!! Great great Autavia !

ENJOY !!
Werner

: Hi folks,

: I would like to share my joy here, like a kid holding his first
: transformer toy, grinning uncontrollably, and checking on the
: new toy every now and then.

: This particular piece is a dream for me, as this is at first a
: mission impossible; the seller, an old guy, is from Germany and
: as you probably would have guessed, would not want to ship it
: out nor accept bank wire. Would only want to do it the
: traditional way by accepting cold hard cash via meet up. A
: fellow watch enthusiast, (would also be right to call him an
: expert) assisted me in the entire transaction, from meeting him
: to assisting me with the payment. Thank you! You know who you
: are! The history that I gathered from my friend is short, seller
: is an old guy, whom is the second owner, bought the watch
: originally from a pilot. Watch has been serviced and during this
: service, only the very worn out crown is replaced, and the crown
: is also included with a handwritten note. I have cleaned the
: entire watch, as it was in a "barn" state when I first
: gotten it.

: Long story short, I would like to share with you what I thought was
: some of the LAST first execution 2446 Autavia with a signed
: Heuer-Leonidas val. 72 movement. Apparently, this raised a few
: brows but I did check this out with some of the resident experts
: here (and a few Heuer enthusiasts from other forums) whom
: assured me that this is uncommon, but correct, probably due to
: the transitional and short period this watch was produced. Watch
: serial number is 53227, which made this one of the last first
: execution ever made. Here's some shots taken under natural
: light.

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: Finally, I joined the exclusive club.

Messages In This Thread

My grail has arrived! - Autavia 2446 BIG eyes first exec
Re: My grail has arrived! - Autavia 2446 BIG eyes first exec
Many thanks Thien! Still sad that I didn't see you
Re: Many thanks Thien! Still sad that I didn't see you
Re: My grail has arrived! - Autavia 2446 BIG eyes first exec
Henrik, you know I'll always appreciate your help in
Re: My grail has arrived! - Autavia 2446 BIG eyes first exec
Hey Abel!
Such a beautiful and important watch ...
Hey Werner! Thank you for the kind words! ;) *NM*
Speechless (again)
Hey Rob! Yes I hope this will stay and
Congratulations, Jack . . . Great Old Autavia!!
Thanks Jeff. This is a watch I always wanted and
Congrats!
I'm ashamed to call myself a Heuer collector though
Congratulations, Jack...don't let the little one near it...
Yup. This measures pretty high on the Geigermeter. But still
Lol...I know what you mean and I remember the photo well lol
Re: My grail has arrived! - Autavia 2446 BIG eyes first exec
Thank you! *NM*
You just made my first-owner pick up seem mediocre... *PIC*
Mediocre? That's an amazing piece you got there!
Well done! Congratulations!!
Thank you Jeff! *NM*
Congrats Jack!
Yes Chris, that's the same one. It's been a long wait for me *NM*
Re: My grail has arrived! - Autavia 2446 BIG eyes first exec
Yes Gerald! Love to see you again when you're here again! *NM*
What an amazing week Jack!!
Too kind Sandra!
Congratulations Jack!
Thank you JohnCote. Congratulations on yours too!!!
Congratulations Jack! (and John C too!)
I wished I had an optimus prime... Thank you ! *NM*
Congrats!
That's interesting!
Re: That's interesting!
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