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Autavia
Manual Wind 1960s -- Screw-Back Cases
Three Register (Ref 2446)
Three Register (Ref 2446)
Heuer made nine versions of the three register Autavia (Reference 2446)
First Execution Case; First Execution Dial; First Execution Hands
First execution dial (larger registers); First execution hands (duaphine, all-lume); Smaller pushers (4.0 mm)
First Execution Case; First Execution Dial; Second Execution Hands
First execution dial (larger registers); Second execution hands (duaphine, steel-edges); Smaller pushers (4.0 mm)
First Execution Case; Second Execution Dial
Second execution dial (smaller registers, with applied steel markers and lume dots for hours); Second execution hands (duaphine, steel-edges); Smaller pushers (4.0 mm)
Autavia Reference 2446, Transitional Case
Transitional case (between first and second execution screw-back cases), is missing the bevel / chamfer between top and side surfaces; third execution dial (smaller registers, with applied steel markers)
Second Execution Case; Second Execution Dial
Second execution dial (smaller registers, with applied steel markers and lume dots for hours); Second execution hands (duaphine, steel-edges)
Second Execution Case, Third Execution Dial (“Rindt” Autavia)
Third execution dial (smaller registers, with applied steel markers); polished steel hands, with luminous inserts; bezel is narrower than first execution screw-back Autavia and teeth of the bezel are cut on diagonals, rather than on perpendiculars
Second Execution Case; Third Execution Dial (Rounded Numerals on Registers)
This model is identical to other second execution screw-back Autavias, with third execution dials, except that the numerals on the registers are rounded (derived from Helvetica)
Second Execution Case, Fourth Execution Dial (All-Lume Markers)
This execution has fourth execution dial (rectangular lume markers)
Second Execution Case, Tachymeter Scale on Dial (Special Order)
This special order model has a Tachymeter scale printed on the dial, covering 50 to 200 units per hour; hands should be shorter than on standard models