FabR
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Sure, unfortunately the fact alone that a watch appears at auction is not always guarantee of originality. Let’s see if some Heuer expert here can give you any insight👍 [nt]
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Heuer Calculator Question
Recently came across this for sale from a reputable source. I’m not very familiar with the watch but all the other calculators I see online seem to have different hands and date window. Can anyone who is more familiar with this watch share some knowledge ...
Yep [nt]
Was thinking of bidding, but it doesn’t look quite right. Thought I’d ask the guys here.
That’s absolutely true.
Auction house sale does not automatically mean authentic or verified.
To my knowledge the hands were (from what I have seen) either with an orange/red or white frame with tritium inlay.
The orange hands faded easily, could these be replacements? The watch itself could be ok, but I cannot verify that from one grainy picture only. But you are right, the hands are “unusual”.
What I can see - and for it’s worth.
1. Case - looks good 2. Calculator slide ruler - looks good (hard to fake) 3. Dial - looks good 4. Pushers and crown - look good. Hands - strange, never seen those before, either a rare variant from a small production batch, or replacement (service) hands...
Yes, I noticed that - however, as no company back then made their own dials, I would not be too worried about that, however
with the date window and hands assessed together, this leads me to believe this could be a small production batch that differs from the norm. In that case, it increases the value. As the red on the counter is so faded, I do not believe this is a service d...
This one is a fake
This one is a fake. Dial and hands look terrible; compare this with the authentic ones. Avoid this one.
It sold at auction for about USD 2500 all in...
Which is cheaper than most other ones being sold...I guess that’s also telling