Hi all, this is my first post on your forum. I've been collecting watches for around 5 years now and am the proud owner of three Tag Heuers (a Carrera auto, Monaco, & 1000 Professional) and, now, my first Heuer (below). I would greatly appreciate your feedback and/or assistance!

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I recently came across this Heuer Carrera 12 while I was on vacation in the Bahamas. Now, I've always had a soft spot for Heuer watches, but have never quite been able to afford one before. Thing is, I'd absolutely love to restore it, but as you can see the watch is in very poor condition.

Among the issues I can find:

-Missing parts (including the sweep-hand, case back, & parts of the Valjoux 72 movement.)
-Discolored dial & inner ring.
-Heavy wear-and-tear throughout.

I've looked around a bit at spare parts, but they're quite hard to find and also quite expensive. I figured I'd essentially be just buying another watch to rebuild this one (which doesn't seem like it's worth it).

My question for you is this: If this watch were yours, would you try and restore it--no matter the cost--or would you just admit defeat and re-sell it knowing that it is probably nothing more than a parts watch now?

Thank you much!