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Re: Agree that Red Seconds Hand Is OK; Disagree on Sequence

Hi

I have what I think is an 'Andretti' - 3646 second execution transitional case 827xx with a red second hand that looks right to me i.e. a Heuer part. But could it be original to the model too or more likely service change do you think? I always thought it must have been changed but reading this conv made me wonder...

Best ,
Lucas

: Jeff,

: I think we agree about the red central seconds hands, for me it's
: perfectly original. Only seems to be applicable in a (very)
: small serial range. And I am sure we will see some more examples
: come to surface in years to come from these.

: And I must agree with the full lume hands being the first ones on
: these watches, in general. I was only wondering the fact that
: these "thin lume" hands were used on many other Heuer
: chronographs prior to the production of the Autavia's. I would
: assume that Heuer might have used these as well on the very
: first examples before switching to the full lume hands. Ofcourse
: this is just a thought...and it would be usefull if we would
: have any "artwork" or designing sketches at hand from
: the first exec Autavia's.

: Best,
: abel.

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