Mann About Time
HEUER Autavia GMT Ref. 2446C Valjoux 72C (1969)
HEUER Autavia GMT Ref. 2446C Valjoux 72C (1969)
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Manufacturer - HEUER
Year - 1969
Reference - 2446C
Movement - Valjoux 72C Manual Winding
Case Serial - 130135
Material Stainless Steel - 40.5 mm not including crown
Caseback - SS / Snap-Back (Compressor)
Gay Freres Beads of Rice Bracelet, stamped 2 69
HLB endlinks
Faded Pepsi insert
Polished steel hands with lume insert
Red chronograph hand with lume arrow
Dial marked T Swiss (note the marks on the images are on the original crystal, the dial is flawless)
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Replete with original GF bracelet, original bezel insert having faded to a ghosty pink and blue, original dial, crystal, hands and lume - this is an extraordinary example of a very early (first) execution case variant - presumed to be all original and unpolished.
Inspected and regulated by our trusted watchmaker, and keeping exceptional time - a hugely undervalued late 60s chronograph by one of the most revered watchmakers of all time - a collectors watch who seeks originality in every sense of the word
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