Is my Vintage Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

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Hi there guys

I have recently inherited a tag heuer watch but don鈥檛 know much about it ie model and year etc hope someone can help thanks Rob
 
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Beautiful vintage Carrera in great condition. If it was mine, it would be in for a movement service, a clean and a new crystal, but nothing else (definitely no case polishing, although it may have already had that done to it in the past from the look of it). I'd also take that metal strap off immediately and replace with a nice black leather rally strap.

I'm no expert on the models, but I think it might be a Carrera 45 3647N? Anyone else think it might have had a redial? Normally, these would have a white outer tachymeter ring? Or is this a separate chapter ring piece which is actually missing?

EDIT: On closer inspection, it does look like it's missing the chapter ring unfortunately.
 
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Hi guys, I think imagwai is spot on for the most part! A lovely (non TAG) Heuer Carrera 3647N. It has obviously had a bit of work done over time-no chapter ring as is said, the small chrono hands, pushers and crown have all been replaced too.

Mid-late 1960s-the serial number should be on the end of the case too, if you let me know we should be able to pin it down a little further.

It's a very nice watch as it is, that has a great amount of potential to be excellent if the correct parts can be found. If it's the original crystal (which I think it may be) it would be better for it to be cleaned/polished than replaced with an aftermarket one.
Best,
Steve
 
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Not sure how I missed the crown - looks like a TAG Heuer logo on it. And the pushers are obviously too rounded to be original. I would definitely be looking for original parts if possible for this, but I'm sure it won't be easy or cheap!
 
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Hi guys

Thanks for the info! I found the serial number 73708. I鈥檓 in the uk Sheffield and would be willing to get it serviced etc would anyone no off a good place to go ? Thanks again Rob
 
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Well found Rob. I'd speculate that places it to late 1960s, 1967-1969 probably. I'll email you a watchmaker who could service it. Parts will be more tricky if you're looking to restore it....but with patience they'll reveal themselves hopefully!
Steve
 
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Did the Heuer Camaro ever come with a blue dial?
 
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Hi Kevin, no it didn't but even if it did, it wouldn't look anything like the one in the photo! This seller is renowned for yukky fake Camaros I'm afraid.
Thanks, Steve
 
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Hi Kevin, no it didn't but even if it did, it wouldn't look anything like the one in the photo! This seller is renowned for yukky fake Camaros I'm afraid.
Thanks, Steve
Thank you Steve dodged a bullet on this one.
 
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Horrible pictures but it is genuine.
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Hi! Can check for me whether this is aut? Thanks.
 
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Hello, I'm considering buying this Heuer Carrera, but I wanted to ask what do You think about it. I know that there had been Carreras with MG car manufacturer logo but thees were mainly with black dial. Also, the shape of clock hands seems strange but I'm not an expert. I would be very thankful for Your opinion.
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Hi, yes there have been some co-signed Heuer/MG watches. This is not one though-it's a fake through and through. Sorry.
Best,
Steve
 
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Hi All,

Picked up a 2446c GMT recently and had questions about the lume, which I thought I might find out here 馃榾

I noticed the lume is not tritium but actual lume (although it only last a couple of seconds in the dark). I wanted to ask if Heuer/ Tag Heuer applied lume at later periods during servicing? I've seen other 2446c GMTs during my searching with similar lume colouring so I don't know if this is normal or not. (I can't seem to rearrange the photos so the dial and lume shot is at the end)

And while I'm at it, might as well check if it's authentic... 馃槈
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I noticed the lume is not tritium but actual lume (although it only last a couple of seconds in the dark). I wanted to ask if Heuer/ Tag Heuer applied lume at later periods during servicing?

What makes you think it's not tritium?
Even old tritium can still glow for a couple seconds or a minute, faintly. It looks like tritium to me, because Luminova (modern lume, used from the mid-'90s on) doesn't change color as it ages.

It may have been reapplied at some point, or the hands may have been replaced, but it's also common to see a different aging between dial lume and hand lume.

I'm not super knowledgeable about the 2446C family, but I see nothing here that raises a red flag
 
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What do you mean by "lume"- Superluminova? This wasn't introduced until the late 1990s/ eraly 2000s. I don't see anything here that sets off red flags...
 
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Thanks @abrod520 and @Calibre11 . I'm not too knowlegdable with Vintage heuer and tritium lume. I thought tritum lume just glowed by itself and was not reactive to light. I noticed that it glowed brighter for a few seconds if I shined light on it and thought it was superluminova instead since it was reacting to light. Thanks for the info.
 
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I thought tritum lume just glowed by itself and was not reactive to light. I noticed that it glowed brighter for a few seconds if I shined light on it and thought it was superluminova instead since it was reacting to light.

Originally, tritium lume did indeed glow by itself. However, tritium is a radioisotope and thus has a half-life, of 12.5 years. So over time, the lume effect fades - but ultraviolet light will still cause a short reaction.
 
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@abrod520 that's the best piece of watch information I've learned thusfar, thanks for that. I've come across so many people who have been unable to answer this question, and certain not with this level of clarity if answered 馃榿
 
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