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Although, many 1533's were put together at Heuer themselves with 1133 cases as these were made in greater numbers, a point reaffirmed on Richards new site www.heuermonaco.co.uk, so it may not necessarily be a cut and shut. Granted, the explanation of dial colour sounds odd but as we know they do vary in certain lights and is open to one persons interpretation.

David Howlett

: Hi- no, certainly a put-together watch. Photos would help to tell
: you what it actually is, but someone has replaced the original
: case of a 1553G with a spare from a 1133. If it is meant to be a
: 1553G the sub-dial should be grey rather than blue. Here's what
: it should look like:

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