What do you think of this one then?

[ATG]

It's a PD dial with a Heuer combo handset? and an Arena Case or one of the Heuer mock up ones right? Anyway it is on the Bay now...

[Pascal S]

This case was used by Lemania, and also sold for "promotional watches" with personalized dials for several brands (Arena, Mistral, etc...). Furthermore, it was also used by Sinn for its short-lived model 143.

In this case, we're dealing with a serious Franken! Like the dial, the central chrono hands are pure Orfina, but the hour and minute hands aren't. Is that a "creation" from our friend based in Israel?

[DaveS]

I think this one is one of a few frankens for sale by an Israeli seller on the Bay, who also happens to have what looks like a very genuine Spanish military version of the Heuer AMI watch (subject to another of Xvintages posts elsewhere).

It's watches like this one that make you think "whoaa" when wondering whether the other one (that looks straight and true) is actually also a parts bin special.

Dave

[Pascal S]

My thoughts exactly!

I didn't see anything wrong with his Spanish Air Force chrono, and yet even with the means to do so I probably wouldn't have placed a bid because of the nagging doubt that something might be amiss. That's what you get for trying to flog outrageous frankenwatches...

[X vintage]

This is the creation of Mary Shelley herself!!!

I can see orange hands and dial from Orfina/PD, main hands from Fortis cosmonaut (?), 24 hour hand from Sinn or Heuer, case probably from Lemania (or Sinn 143?), caseback probably from Lemania as well (note 11002 stamped on the inside), rotor from Orfina/PD 'Bund' (note TKZ 5100 BW i.e 'Bundeswehr'), and finally a cal. 5200 movement (i.e hand wound version) onto which the guy had a rotor installed!!!

And he tries to pass it as the real ''NOS'' thing!!

What can i say...I wonder if the guy has some connections in the horror film industry...

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