Yes this is a beauty, however its pretty much a mint watch with a very small amount of patina - which is aging of the lume. Certainly no patina on the dial or case for instance...which adds up to my favourite kind of watch.

Getting back to David Howlets original question - and this is a perfect example - most collectors will pay a substancial amount more for this kind of example - so one with a near mint case and dial but aged lume - than for one with patina (which really means damagae/ degradation etc) of the dial and case etc. We only need to look at some of Abels latest forum sales to see the effect mint watches have on sales prices. Some people may value "wearers" and heavily patinad watches that have a story to tell but as Arnos auction is likely to prove and Abels beauties seem to indicate value lies in ultimate condition...

Cheers

Rich
www.heuermonaco.co.uk

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