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Great posting, with some excellent photos. On a recent outing, I took along five 1960s manual wind Carreras (including the 2447 predecessor, shown on the left). The Carrera 45 Dato was, without a doubt, the favorite of all those who were in attendance!! Jeff

I saw this one in a store last night. An amazing watch! I will be writing a detailed review, but wanted to share a couple of quick photos. To say that it dwarfed the original, vintage Monaco would be an understatement!! Jeff

I have created a blog posting / webpage, to capture Marv's message, in a more permanent format. http://www.onthedash.com/thoughts/the-fab-suisse-marking-on-watch-dials/ Many thanks Marv, nickd, and all who provided information. Jeff

Absolutely . . . I owe you a cold beer, or two, in Atlanta, Georgia. In all seriousness, I posted this question on three forums -- TimeZone vintage and Chronocentric / OnTheDash vintage Heuer forum being the other two -- and it's great to see that you have won the prize, for the Horological Meanderi

I have not studied this in any depth at all, but I recall that Omega seemed to be fond of the "Fab Suisse" marking, inside the caseback and maybe on the movement (but rarely or never on the dial). Longines also seemed to use the mark frequently, over an extended number of years. Jeff

I am still struggling to explain the "Fab. Suisse" marking on this Autavia dial, from 1962 / 63. Or the Carrera from 1968 / 70? Why the "Fab. Suisse" in the same hand / style as the "Swiss"? Jeff

Can anyone answer the question as to why certain dials are marked "Fab. Suisse", even though they already have the marking "Swiss" or "Swiss Made"? Was there a specific legal requirement, for watches being sold in France, that the "Produced in Switzerland" ("Fabrique Suisse") be written in French? D

Heuer manufactured watches for both the Zodiac and Clebar brands during the 1960s. Many of these "Poor Man's Heuers" used the Valjoux 72 and 92 movements. Have a look here to see some of these Zodiacs and Clebars -- http://www.onthedash.com/poormans.shtml I doubt that Heuer would have manufactured y