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Not So Sure . . .
In Response To: IMO all legit... ()

Yes, it's a beauty, and my first reaction was very favorable, but upon closer inspection, I am left with a couple of questions / concerns, as follows:

  • I'm not sure what's going on with the sticker on the back . . . I've never seen one of these stickers on an IDF Autavia . . . It's odd the way the sticker sort of fits around the military marking . . . or maybe the marking has been done, after the sticker was in place? strange.
  • And speaking of the military marking, I wish that we had better photos of the case-back and marking. On all the other IDF Autavias that I can find, we see the "M" coming before the numbers; here, we have the 1648, and then the "M", coming after the number. Between that, and the weirdness with the sticker, I'm not sure what's happening here.
It's a great looking watch; in fact, it looks cleaner and fresher than just about any IDF Autavia that I have seen . . . which is another aspect that leaves me wondering about the whole thing.

Jeff

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: ...and a gorgeous piece I should say, if it's been used indeed the
: wearer was very gentle!
: Cheers,
: Fabrizio

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