: It's a nice one Laurent. The dial in particular looks in great
: condition.

: I'm a big fan of the second generation of Carrera, as this sample
: shows:

:

: And I would agree that it does tend to be a little underrated
: sometimes. That makes it a good start for someone looking to own
: a Carrera, or indeed a first Heuer.

: This one is row E-22 in our Carrera table, though that row could
: use a little adjustment now that we have a complete catalogue
: from 1972 rather than ones that focus on Cal 15 watches. The
: giveaway is the numbering of the hour register - showing each
: number from 1-12 was part of a general dial revision for all
: Heuer models that came in in 1972. The 1153 continued in this
: same configuration until replaced by the 110.253 in 1977, which
: was itself just a light reworking of the 1153 as its reference
: number suggests. So your watch is somewhere in that '72-77
: period.

: Here it is showing its face in that 1972 full catalogue:

:
:

: The eagle eyed amongst you might spot that the catalogue watch has
: second execution hands, i.e. narrower than the hands on
: Laurent's watch. The fatter hands came shortly afterwards,
: better sized to relate to the double indices also introduced
: with the dial revision but it seems that some watches did
: actually make it to the wild with double indices and narrow
: hands, in this case it's not just a catalogue shot.

: All in all a good buy Laurent, and doesn't it look good on the GF?!

Thank you for your detailed answer and materials Mark.
I must say despite intensive searches, I was not able to find this particular execution (double indices + fatter hands combination) pictured anywhere.
But the manual 73653N featured in Arno's bible shows this combination with 3 subdials.
Your recent answer to the thread "Carrera hands - question for the experts" from 5/10/10 also helped very much.
Now I'm fully happy with my magnificent and correct 1153N (experts approved) on its beautiful GF bracelet.

Best,

Laurent