Paul, all hands look good with large original luminous inserts. As Rich said at the edge of the dial there are these black shadows I would examine in greater detail. Monacos can be opened easily: put the case lugs 12 o clock at a sharpe edged table corner and push gently at the glass edge of the same side, turm around do the same at 6 o clock, you can then easily remove the top case and the glass to examine the dial and seal. Damaged seals are mostly seen in the 1971/72 production period due to a bad quality supply.
Cheers
Arno
www.heuerchronographs.com
: I have been searching for a Monaco 1133B for some time and I may
: have found the one. It looks good to me but any expert advice
: would of course help authenticate the piece and justify the
: price tag. I was unsure if the hands are original or the service
: hands - uncertain how you can tell. Any and all comments would
: be much appreciated. Regards Paul
