thank you for doing what seems to be the "right thing". of course, if Heuer will authenticate this watch, then you will have a very rare watch to sell, and one about which there will be no doubts.

It is so difficult to know about these watches. I have seen some crazy looking watches, that I believed to be poor-quality fakes (for example, the Heuer Modena). Then we learn that rather than being a cheap fake, it is actaully either a rare prototype or an early / limited production / very rare model. It is often possible to authenticate a watch as being original; often very difficult to be certain that a watch is fake. How can we prove, to a certainty, that Heuer didn't make it -- maybe as a prototype or for a particular market? Can we be certain, before we make the accusations?

On the Modena, shown below, we laughed that the dial refinisher must have gotten confused with the cities in Italy!! How could Heuer have made a "Modena"? Then we learned that it was genuine.

I sincerely appreciate that you have taken the step to end this auction. This shows great integrity, in that you want to ensure that you are only selling that which you can confirm to be genuine.

please let us know what you learn about this watch.

Jeff

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: Hello, Thank you for your information. I am
: quite happy about that you have informed
: about my auction. I just don't want any
: hassles... I have been told that watch is an
: N.O.S. and I could not see any kind of
: Frankeness... I have carefully looked at the
: watch and I can tell you that all the parts
: has been collectly fit without any dought.
: no scratches on the dials, hands, movement,
: etc.. etc... === also the luminous on the
: hands are the same color as the dial has
: got! what do you think ????? === I did find
: a Heuer (model before Carrera) with these
: hands from early 60's in 18k gold, but I am
: not sure that these hands really belong to
: this watch... because of no Ref.... who can
: be? they may belong to this watch, may
: don't... unfortunately there are a lot of
: Heuers which we can not find out which parts
: has been unofficially or officially put
: together (quite few very early market
: models... like a half prototype) I have seen
: quite a few models which you won't find any
: Ref. anywhere on the Wold Wide Web... friend
: of mine who has worked as a watchmaker well
: over 30 years by Heuer Biel can not even
: give us an answer... He only says... we have
: made so many watches in short time we
: couldn't even get the parts in time...
: that's why you may see sometimes some kind
: of mixture...

: anyway... I do not want disappoint or harm
: anybody and I want to be very sure what I
: sell, so I decided to close the auction. I
: want to keep my 100% positive feedback's and
: keep my buyers happy!

: What do you think Jeff ?? is it really a
: Franken ???

: Thanks!

: PS: This watch was has been offered from my
: friend to sell it on ebay for this price !!