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Re: Watches from S. America....
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Just noticed the poorly refinished sunburst pattern on the top of the case - looks like some S. America work at its finest!

: I will no longer knowingly work on any watch from S. America. This
: is after years of horror experiences working watches that have
: been worked on there. It is hard to imagine that a watch can be
: screwed up so badly but it is true. So trust me... DO NOT buy a
: watch from there or you will pay BIG TIME to get it working
: right! Including this
: one....http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-HEUER-AUTAVIA-JO-SIFFERT-CAL-11-REF-1163-CHRONOGRAPH-/171523385815?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item27ef9729d7#ht_4990wt_1366so

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