Quoting Arno: "Back to the fluted pushers discussion, as Jeff stated the fluted pushers were standard replacement, if that would be the case we would see all serviced Carreras with the fluted design, which is not the case."

There are two very simple explanations: (a) Heuer made some fluted pushers for the Carreras for the service departments, and then went back to the smooth ones, and (b) not every watch that went in for servicing came out with replacement pushers. [As an aside, I am also wary of some watches that come from the "Heuer people" . . . the people with access to the parts bins and craftsmen have created some interesting and creative watches, but these are also not as they left the factory. This is just a guess, but perhaps the "Albino" Siffert is in this category?]

I will stand by my belief that all the 2447s left the factory with smooth pushers, whether headed for the United States or other markets. I have nothing against "service parts" as such, but I would value a Carrera 2447 with fluted pushers accordingly and do not believe that such a watch could be called "all original".

Jeff

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: Yep these are really great, rare and undervalued if you
: compare with Rolex fetching a heafty price premium !!
: One of my favourite Heuers for investment, very nice size too,
: elegant in all white and more twisty in the panda
: configurations.
: The black dials even the later ones came with all steel hands so
: thats not an indication, however the dial itsself gives the real
: indication, look at subdials, T, Heuer logo....
: Back to the fluted pushers discussion, as Jeff stated the fluted
: pushers were standard replacement, if that would be the case we
: would see all serviced Carreras with the fluted design, which is
: not the case. Maybe this is the case for the US as seen on
: Davids watch, I don't know. In Europe the standard pusher design
: is readily available however the fluted design is much rarer.
: The very few watches I have seen or owned so far came from former
: Heuer people like Derek, were mostly deadstock and unmolstered,
: which is a strong indication that these existed at the end of
: the lifecycle, at least it can not be excluded and we shall look
: into it when the dial is a good fit.
: Best Arno