Excellent watches and excellent taste in music as well! Screamadelica still sounds fresh some twenty plus years after it's release.

: Having gone through a phase of collecting the cushion case
: Autavias, my Heuer-bug changed direction to the earlier
: Autavias, and I quickly developed a love of the v72's. The very
: first Autavias 'Big Subs' are achingly gorgeous, but that comes
: at a price.. as we know, not only in monetary terms, but in
: 'needle in a haystack' terms. They seem to have become the
: ultimate 'catch', and I can see why.

: As much as I like them, I still absolutely love the more accessible
: later models, the Rindt type and later compression cases.. and
: call me a philistine, but I see them as being just as
: pleasurable to own. I know the squarer C case isn't popular with
: some, many preferring as the classic elegant lines of the
: screwback case.

: But for me, the C case is a beautiful watch, from that late
: 60's/early 70s golden period, has style and tool-watch looks,
: and comes in a v72 flavour. Heuer prices generally have been
: discussed over the last few months, as we know, sometimes they
: are all over the place, many quite high.. but still, to me, it
: seems that these chronographs are still very accessible, and
: relatively cheap, when compared to other chronographs from that
: period. I could happily sell up all my Heuers and keep a couple
: of the 2446's.

: I managed to bag a 2446C 'late' model, with the tramline hour
: batons and red highlights/chrono hand.. this is a wonderful
: watch, but I still had a niggle at the back of my mind about the
: earlier 'monotone' model. I tried, rather unsuccessfully to get
: Simon (Foxy) to part with his fine 'Abel-ed' example, but he
: wasn't having any of it! So I put out a WTB, and Jamesy S came
: to the rescue...

: A BIG thanks to Jamey.. he responded, but my 'watch fund piggy
: bank' was all over the place, as I was mid-changing-cars, so he
: patiently waiting for me to sell my car, which took some time to
: sort out. The watch wasn't mint, but nicely cared for and a
: beautiful patina to the old lume. The MH bezel was a bit knocked
: about.. but I wasn't bothered, as I had a NOS Tachy bezel that I
: bagged a while back..

: .. now it is a real favourite, I wear it A LOT, and I get a great
: deal of pleasure from it.. just goes to show that you don't need
: massively deep pockets to really enjoy a classic Heuer. In fact,
: it has made me realise that I prefer wearing it over many other
: I have, mint examples of some of the 'higher end' Heuers. It's a
: bit like realising that your Maybach isn't half as much fun as
: the go-cart you have in the garage!! (bad analogy, but you know
: what I mean).

: Another bonus.. the 2446's look great on a wider range of
: straps/bracelets. Even looks the nuts on a NATO (sorry Nato
: haters!) or Zulu straps.
: So, what's next? Well.. a Heuer signed Mareograph would make me
: very happy indeed!

: Anyway, enough waffle.. here is Jamey's ex 2446C, with the NOS
: bezel fitted, together with it's stable mates..

: 2446C early..
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: It's later brother...
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: and on a NATO...
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: Earlier screwback..'Rindt' but with Hour bezel..
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: Last of the 2446C GMTs..
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: Stewart
: - Heuerville