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As we see from this photo on Henrik's site . . .
Early version (on the left) had the countdown colors, Red - White - Blue
Later version (on the right) used the countdown colors, White - Blue - Red
I believe that the later approach (white, blue, red) corresponded to the flags used at the start of a regatta (under prevailing rules), so this change in the colors may have represented a correction by Heuer. Other watch brands used a variety of colors for their regatta countdown watches.
Jeff
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