Thoughts on a heuer carrera 3647N

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Dsplash

·Mar 23, 2024

Hi
The vintage Carreras have interested me for quite some time and I came across this one. It seems quite nice when I compare it to similar examples online but I might be missing something…
Any input would be appreciated 😀
Thanks!

 

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MRC

·Mar 23, 2024

Looks good to me. Signed Crown and Heuer-Leonidas bridge should make it quite a late serial number -- 72-77k?
Priced at a solid handful of big-ones?

Whoever took the pictures needs to de-dust the camera sensor.

 

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Dsplash

·Mar 23, 2024

Don’t have the serial number yet but will look into it
Price is about 5k 😀 does it seem fair?

Edited: Nov 13, 2024

 

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jantjewgm

·Mar 23, 2024

Nice watch!

 

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·Mar 23, 2024

Dsplash

Don’t have the serial number yet but will look into it
Price is about 5k$ 😀 does it seem fair?

Provided it checks out as good in the hand as in the photos it seems fair for a private sale. A dealer would probably list at 50% more. Movement looks clean but I would budget for a service at $500+ US, or £250-300 UK.

 

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abrod520

·Mar 24, 2024

Looks good to me, I'd just want to make sure that stuff around the perimeter of the caseback is old rubber gasket gunk and not pitting in the metal.

 

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Dsplash

·Mar 24, 2024

Will do!
If ok, the price seems in the good range?

thanks 😀

 

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·Mar 24, 2024

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Looks good to me. Signed Crown and Heuer-Leonidas bridge should make it quite a late serial number -- 72-77k?
Priced at a solid handful of big-ones?

Whoever took the pictures needs to de-dust the camera sensor.

finally got the info : serial in the 73k range 😀

 

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TexOmega

·Mar 24, 2024

Nice example, post more pix when you get it all serviced and cleaned up.👍

 

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Dsplash

·Mar 25, 2024

Thanks, I’ll see it Wednesday!
Are there specific details I should be careful about?
The seller says it was never polished which I’m always very doubtful about…How can I see if it’s true?
Thx!

 

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Dsplash

·Mar 27, 2024

Well, I am now the proud owner of this watch!
Incredible condition! Super sharp and full original lume!

Thanks for the advice!

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·Mar 27, 2024

Dsplash

Well, I am now the proud owner of this watch!
Incredible condition! Super sharp and full original lume!
Fun fact : the serial is 73000

Thanks for the advice!

Very nice, congratulations!

Although out of focus it appears to have a Heuer signed buckle, could we have photos of the front & back?

 

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Dsplash

·Mar 27, 2024

The buckle? Didn’t pay that out attention to it but here it is 😀

 

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hansaboy

·Mar 28, 2024

I totally missed your post, sorry…🤔

The watch looks amazing, and the blacked dialed version is very hard to find in that lovely condition!

Congrats!!!

Here is a thread (that I started 😁),
there are lots of nice watches and also helpful links to Heuer related websites.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/heuer-carrera-posting-and-sharing-thread.165043/

You could post your Carrera there with nice pictures and a nice story?

Enjoy the watch!

 

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abrod520

·Mar 29, 2024

Looks very nice, congratulations! I think what we were wondering about the buckle is, are there any markings on the underside?

 

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Dsplash

·Mar 29, 2024

Not that I can see..What could it look like?

 

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·Mar 29, 2024

Dsplash

Not that I can see..What could it look like?

Unmarked back makes it modern reproduction. Nothing wrong with that IMO as long as it's good quality, an original would be nicer but can you find one? One of my Carreras is on a modern buckle because I have mislaid the 1960s original buckle I took off it in 1974.

The OF sister forum at tagheuer forums has done buckles for old Heuers: start at https://tagheuerforums.com/threads/...hentic-all-questions-here-please.33953/page-6 and there's an older discussion at Chronocentric http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/index.cgi?md=read;id=26036 although sadly many of the photos are no longer online (all praise to the OF policy of hosting pictures directly so they are always available!).