73663 Autavia vs 73653 Carrera

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matthewt

·Apr 9, 2019

I recently purchased both a Carrera 73653 and an Autavia 73663. With them being two totally different models, i'm surprised that the reference numbers are so similar. That said, They have the same movement, same shape case and the same dial layout.

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imagwai

·Apr 9, 2019

Great Autavia! Deserves a clean-up (no polishing!) and a new crystal.

 

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matthewt

·Apr 9, 2019

Thanks. That's my next move......My favorite part of finding is the cleaning up.

 

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SteveP

·Apr 9, 2019

Hi Matthew, congratulations-both very nice Heuers! For clarity-the model numbers follow a standard Heuer format at the time across the manual ranges and are broken down as

736=Valjoux 7736
5=Carrera
6=Autavia
3=stainless steel case

so you can hopefully see why the numbers are so similar.

Many thanks,
Steve

 

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matthewt

·Apr 9, 2019

Thanks so much Steve, really appreciate the info!

 

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#nb

·Apr 9, 2019

they are very similar watches, the biggest difference is autavia's rotating bazel

 

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matthewt

·Apr 10, 2019

#nb

they are very similar watches, the biggest difference is autavia's rotating bazel

Thanks, i agree, essentially the "same" watch less the rotating bezel...