: Steve, 98% of all offered Heuer triple calendar chronographs are
: completly fakes, and the value of a Valjoux 88 movement with a
: faked bridge for spare parts is not 2500,- Euro, but about
: 1000,- Euro, maximum 1500,- Euro.

: So, before you buy it, go first looking these things:

: here the markant things to find a genuine Heuer Valjoux 88

: Its very easy:
: 1. every genuine Heuer Valjoux 88 of the 1950th moonphase
: chronograph has the 3 big subdials
: 2. every " has the open "6" and "9" on the
: date scale
: 3. every " has exactly the same case
: 4. every " has a serial number on the movement in the range of
: 55x xxx
: 5. every " has a 5 numbers serial number on the case back in
: the range of 70xxx till 89xxx

: all the others are fakes or Re-Editions of the 1980th

Hi Herbert. All great info. but the Heuer I am looking to buy is not an 88 Valjoux, it is only triple calendar triple date. No moonphase. I believe it is a Valjoux 72.