Hairspring: Wind VIntage's IDF Heuer Autavia Ref. 113.603

Erik Gustafson, founder of Hairspring, recently highlighted Wind Vintage’s IDF Heuer Autavia reference 113.603.

“This example sports a great hard worn case with sharp edges, you can’t really polish PVD without fucking it up massively. The dial is lightly tropical, with cream tritium. The seconds hand is likely a replacement, but that’s almost to be expected on these watches. For example, the KAF Autavias are often seen with any number of handsets or ‘artful’ lume replacement. Most forces in less well-heeled countries just tried to keep these watches running with what was on hand. It comes from Wind, a well-regarded name in vintage.

This 113.603 represents one of my favorite territories in horology: a space where there’s room to research deeply and possibly push the frontiers of knowledge. A great watch waiting for an astute buyer to be really, really curious about just where it came from.”

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