FS: Autavia crown jewel of the KAF: 73663 manual winding Autavia

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FS: Autavia crown jewel of the KAF: 73663 manual winding Autavia

Dear Chrono Enthusiasts

Today, last but not least, I present you the jewel in my little KAF collection, the manual winding 73663 with the famous Heuer Leonidas 7736 movement.

The case is in outstanding condition, with all original bevels in place and the original finish on top.

Original Signed Heuer Crown, fluted pushers, all serial and reference numbers easily readable with the naked eye.

Dial is the matte black Autavia dial with applied arabic numbers and three silver white subdials. Dial is in perfect condition and has no scratches or other imperfections.

Hands and central second have faded to a light orange which matches perfectly the indexes.

The acrylic Plexi tropic is the hard to find original plexi with the bevelled edge in wonderful condition. there is a little surface scratch as seen on the pics.

The cherry is as with all my previous watches the fact that it belongs to the small batch of military iisued Autavias for the Kenia Air Force. 100% original and correct Caseback shows the large engraving with

KAF-12X

The Movement is running strong, and winds easily. I would nevertheless recommend a service since I do not know the service history of the watch.

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I have plenty of references worldwide, here at CT, VRM and r-l-x.de

Price for this rare little african bird is 8500Euro including shipping internationally insured curier service.

I will accept bank wire and cash on f2f deal in southern Germany.

Thanks to CT for the space and your kind interest in the watch.