Bonhams February Auction - WTH?

No Heuer specialist at Bonhams?

This beaten up 2446C is offered there as a "Rindt" with the starting price of 7000GBP

At least the crown could be correct, GLWS 🙁

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26682/lot/28/#/!

Heuer. A stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch
Model: Autavia 'Jochen Rindt'
Reference: 2446
Date: Circa 1965
Movement: 17-jewel Valjoux Cal.72 manual wind
Dial: Black, applied luminous tipped polished baton hour markers, white outer 1/5th second divisions, silvered subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, polished pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph hand
Case: Polished round, screw down back, bi-directional bezel with black insert, twin chronograph pushers, No.108839
Strap/Bracelet: Black leather
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 39mm

probably a prototype 😁

This "Rindt" had sold for nearly 10.000 GBP at Bonhams


Now, same watch for sale again on ebay for 19500 GBP

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Rare-Stunni...327783?hash=item4dbf8f65e7:g:aEQAAOSwbHBgVN7S

No, it wasn't 🙁

I'll chip in here as I've been speaking with the owner/seller. He purchased a number of watches in that auction and not being a Heuer fanatic himself he has been taking the guidance of Bonhams 'experts' on this watch who were adamant it was all present and correct-responding to the concerns I raised with various photos of actual 'Rindts' from C24 to support their labelling and pricing.

I believe that he genuinely didn't know what he had bought and (rightly so) conversations are taking place.....

Unbelievable.
Poor condition, wrong parts, flawed description. This is a 6k euro watch, at best.

I quite like it (apart from the crown), but I agree it's hideously overpriced, even at the auction price.

That's.... unfortunate.