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Question:
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Answer:
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Where are they being made?
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Poland and Prague, Czech
Republic.
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Who is making them?
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In Poland a shop with three guys; in
Prague one (very highly skilled) guy.
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What do they cost?
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550 to 700 euro from Poland; $1200
from Prague; plus movement.
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How do you tell them apart?
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The coin-edge bezel / screw back case =
Prague; others = Poland
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How is the quality?
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Prague = superb; Poland =
unknown; never inspected in the metal. But
neither is a product of Switzerland or Heuer or
Heuer-Leonidas.
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Where does the story of the race-team / targa
florio / Juan Manuel Fangio originate?
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Typically the seller...
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What about the story that movie stars have
owned / worn them?
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- TRUE: Arnold Schwarznagger owned
one (and jumped in a pool with it)/Orlando
Jones wore one in the movie Biker Boys (see
below...
- FALSE: that Juan Manuel Fangio
ever wore one
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Where are they being bought and sold?
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The makers sell them at German watch fairs;
US dealers buy them there, season (add) a
bit of concocted "history", and sell them
on ebay and the internet.
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