Is my Vintage Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

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paysdoufs

·Mar 29, 2024

I don’t know what little dance the seller and the (presumably) winning bidder have been performing, but it’s suddenly marked as “sold” again (i.e., before the supposed new auction deadline), with a back-dated sale date… Looks like the OG seller eventually found the funds or was allowed by his wife to follow through… 🙄

Guess I’ll just stick to the Monza CR2080 as blacked-out “Heuer” chrono in my collection. F2F transactions apparently just work better for me 😁

 

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ApolloN14

·Apr 22, 2024

Picked up a 980.006 but was a bit thrown by the Heuer shield on both the case back and the crown. Authentic?

 

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george kob

·Apr 23, 2024

Hello guys ,i hope this message find you good,here is a ebay purchase ,i bought it for my father,i only collect vintage omegas ,tag heuers are not my thing.I received it today but it looks very weird to me.It is a fake?let me know please in order to send it back.(the seller didn’t upload the see through case only the movement so i thought it had stainless steel caseback).Thank you very much in advance.

 

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Mspeedster

·Apr 23, 2024

george kob

Hello guys ,i hope this message find you good,here is a ebay purchase ,i bought it for my father,i only collect vintage omegas ,tag heuers are not my thing.I received it today but it looks very weird to me.It is a fake?let me know please in order to send it back.(the seller didn’t upload the see through case only the movement so i thought it had stainless steel caseback).Thank you very much in advance.

I'd say it's a fake. The logo looks suspect (poor quality), as do the endlinks on the bracelet (shape looks off). The caseback and rotor just look wrong. I don't believe TAG Heuer ever offered the 2000 series with a see through caseback. Should look more like these examples.

If you have a reference number for what the watch is supposed to be, I could tell with even greater certainty.

 

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imagwai

·Apr 23, 2024

Mspeedster

I'd say it's a fake.

I agree. Movement looks fake. The case doesn't appear to be stainless steel either.

 

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george kob

·Apr 23, 2024

Thank you very for your responses guys ,i thought so too..It was a last minute auction and i didn’t see the photos well and it hasn’t shown the see-though caseback.Just open the case in order to return it.
Kindly George

 

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Mspeedster

·Apr 23, 2024

A ApolloN14

Picked up a 980.006 but was a bit thrown by the Heuer shield on both the case back and the crown. Authentic?

I believe the early 80 models had unsigned caseback covers, but later on they had Heuer signed covers like yours. The original unsigned crown might've been replaced.

I'm not an expert on these, so perhaps @SteveP and others can chime in.

 

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SteveP

·Apr 25, 2024

A ApolloN14

Picked up a 980.006 but was a bit thrown by the Heuer shield on both the case back and the crown. Authentic?

Yeah-it's unusual to have the 'fancy' caseback on a .006-these would normally be on the later 980.006L model, but the model number is there so seems legit.

I'd say exactly the same for the crown-not sure I've seen a non 'L' model with a signed crown but paired with the caseback, that could be original too. I wouldn't be concerned if it were me-looks like a good, used example. 👍

 

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raaed

·May 1, 2024

Hi, im new here. can anyone help me find the original catalogue for this?
Tag Heuer WE1210
is this genuine?
is this water damaged? (it is in working condition though)
Tell me about this watch, i wanna know more about this timepiece

 

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Matthew Pfeifer

·May 16, 2024

Need a lot of help here. My father gave me one of his old diver watches and I am trying to figure out more information on it. From my research it is an 844/4 and is in full working order. I sent it to Tag to just get a service and they informed me that they cannot service this, nor could they tell me anything about the watch. I would love to get the watch appraised and restored to gift to my father for ....any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Wouterx07

·Jun 9, 2024

I recently acquired a "Heuer chronograph watch" unfortunately I cannot find any reference to the Heuer logo being in this style (though it resembles a slightly stylized version of Ed heuer's signature the inside of the case back is signed with plaque or Lamine garanti 10 ans, 20 microns, the initials p.b. and case number movement seems to be a valjoux 22. Does anyone has more information? Any information is appreciated

(P.s. New to this forum, but happy to be around here, please let me know of I can improve something.)

Edit note: uploaded some extra pictures in better lighting

Edited: Jun 10, 2024

 

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Zaagmans

·Jun 25, 2024

Hello All,

a quick introduction: Jack, just touched 60 and located in The Netherlands.

I have a facination for Heuer (much less for TAG Heuer) and "on the hunt" for 73633G Monaco... but while "hunting" (i.e. keeping my eyes open and visiting fairs and dealers / sellers), I came across this Camaro.

The price was reasonable, just about the average price "off Ebay or Chrono" and it indeed looks to be a 7220 as the seller told me but I was put off by the colors of the register hands... I couldn't find any visual reference for one exactly like this.

Did I miss out on a rare opportunity? Or should I be glad to have walked away?

Thank you all for your efforts, all over the forum.

Best regards,
Jack

Edited: Jun 25, 2024

 

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abrod520

·Jun 25, 2024

Z Zaagmans

Hello All,

a quick introduction: Jack, just touched 60 and located in The Netherlands.

I have a facination for Heuer (much less for TAG Heuer) and "on the hunt" for 73633G Monaco... but while "hunting" (i.e. keeping my eyes open and visiting fairs and dealers / sellers), I came across this Camaro.

The price was reasonable, just about the average price "off Ebay or Chrono" and it indeed looks to be a 7220 as the seller told me but I was put off by the colors of the register hands... I couldn't find any visual reference for one exactly like this.

Did I miss out on a rare opportunity? Or should I be glad to have walked away?

Thank you all for your efforts, all over the forum.

Best regards,
Jack

This is a 73643 T, meaning it's powered by a Valjoux 7736 rather than a 72 as the 7220 is.

The subdial hands are actually correct, it's the chrono needle that looks like it's been replaced. (The original would have been a bit slimmer, and the same shade of orange as the subdial hands)

 

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Zaagmans

·Jun 25, 2024

Wow! Thank you for the speedy and detailed reply!
That's much appreciated!
Best regards,
Jack

 

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Zaagmans

·Jul 12, 2024

It's me again... 😀
I came across this, reputedly, 3248 that is supposed to be in the seller's family from August 1940.
I can not find a dial exactly like this one and the hands seem to be sad result of a refurbishment from some 10 - 15 years ago.
On onthedash, the 3248 (and 3249) are listed as "Later models" in the section "1940s -- Up / Down Chronographs" which makes me wonder if it can indeed have been in the family since August 1940.
Can anybody shed some light on this for me?
Is it genuine? Can it be 1940?
Much obliged (again!).

 

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Mark020

·Jul 12, 2024·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

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3248 that is supposed to be in the seller's family from August 1940.

Could be possible but I always take stories like this with a pinch of salt ;-)

 

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Zaagmans

·Jul 12, 2024

Mark020

Could be possible but I always take stories like this with a pinch of salt ;-)

Well, so do I which is why I seeking for some supporting evidence... 😀
Were the 3248's available in 1940?
And is the watch in the pictures indeed a 3248?
I waaaay too much of a newbee to be certain...

 

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Wil

·Jul 25, 2024

Hi all experts out there. I am offered an Autavia which I am wondering if this is a genuine authentic piece as I thought this model with the pearl bezel should have Cal 12 instead of 11, correct me if I'm wrong. Could it be something that had been put together at a later date? Do you think this is worth buying? Thanks for your expert opinion in advance.

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abrod520

·Jul 26, 2024

Wil

Hi all experts out there. I am offered an Autavia which I am wondering if this is a genuine authentic piece as I thought this model with the pearl bezel should have Cal 12 instead of 11, correct me if I'm wrong. Could it be something that had been put together at a later date? Do you think this is worth buying? Thanks for your expert opinion in advance.

If this is an 1163 V the bezel is also technically incorrect. I say technically because plenty of them out there have the MH bezel, and the bezel options were dealer-installed meaning anyone who bought a Viceroy through the mail could have the bezel swapped at a dealer if they liked the MH more.

That's also an 11i and not a 12, which IMO does not necessarily mean it's been swapped. I've seen plenty of Viceroys and other later 1971-1972 watches with 11is still running in them and not 12s.

Worth buying? That's up to you at the price being asked. It looks like the 12-hour totalizer is not resetting to zero meaning this will need a service. Aesthetics are very nice though in my opinion. These days a good Viceroy is about $3k US from a private party, so your calculations here are necessary.

 

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thrifthunter4you

·Jul 27, 2024

Hello,
Looking for some help on exactly what I have here. It is clearly missing the bezel, what type of bezel would this have had? I can't figure out how to get the back off to check the movement. It has an inscription on the back dating to 1970. Anything else off about this as far as dial/hands?