Hadley Beads of Rice bracelet modified ends for Heuer Autavia 1163 Viceroy watch

Description: Fantastic deal to get a 1970s vintage old stock Hadley 4x3 links Beads of Rice bracelet with end pieces to fit your watch if you are the owner of a vintage Heuer Autavia chronograph 1163 Heuer Viceroy 1163V watch. Hadley made OEM bracelets for vintage Heuer, now referred to as the "economy" Beads of Rice bracelets that Heuer supplied on some chronographs in the 1970s. This band is signed on the back of the clasp Hadley Hong Kong 100% Stainless Steel. This is a very affordable vintage option to fit the special flat lugs of your Heuer Autavia old chronograph watch model with a real NOS vintage bracelet. The look is nearly the same as the 1970s originals, at a fraction of the cost. Collectors will like that the links of this bracelet gradually flare out perfectly to match the width of the 20mm ends at the connection point. They will also like that this bracelet will fill fit nearly any size wrist. Vintage Heuer HLF BoR end pieces like these alone cost more than the complete package price of this offer! Never mind the comparison to the GF marked Swiss Made Beads of Rice bands by Gay Freres, if you can even find one. They cost about $2,000. Most BoR bands are 3x2 links, but this one is in the more scarce 4x3 links pattern true to the Heuer originals. The amount you spend here will go right into the total value of your watch. The money you save can go for your next watch purchase.AUCTION IS FOR THE WATCH BRACELET ONLY. NO WATCH FOR SALE HERE OR INCLUDED; WATCH SHOWN FOR FITTING EXAMPLE ONLY.Before shipping, we test this band's fit properly on an 1163 watch in our shop. Your final fitting may require some skills to adjust the end pieces to sit flush to the case, but that is how the installation of any vintage BoR bracelet works. Message before buying if you're not sure if it will fit your watch or if you have questions. Make sure your Autavia's case strap opening measures 20mm.The length is 6 1/4 inches (16cm) fully extended and it sizes down in small increments to 5 3/4 inches (14cm) with the adjustments in the clasp. As shown, this band will fit a wrist up to about 7 3/4 inches (19.7cm). You can remove more links to shorten it and we can sell/install extra original links to make it longer. Clasp is 17.4mm wide. Slim links are 2.7mm thick. Band weighs 32 grams. Please note that the installation of all Beads of Rice bands involves making adjustments with the tabs on the back of the end pieces to adjust for case clearance and to make final adjustments to those tabs to tighten down the ends.Very versatile piece for a growing Heuer vintage watch collection. If you buy Heuer HLC ends, you can switch this bracelet between a Heuer Carrera 1153 or 1553. You can also use this for a deeper lugs case Heuer Autavia 11630 using original HLD Heuer ends.Squinky has sold 100s of vintage Beads of Rice watch bracelets here: We also have other Beads of Rice 17mm 17.3mm 18mm 19mm 20mm 21mm and 22mm curved or straight end vintage BoR watch bands. They are NOS 1960s/70s watch accessories that are one of the most coveted styles today. We also stock spare BoR band end pair sets and supply extra links and other BoR band replacement parts. Buy with confidence from a seller with more than 18,000 positive feedbacks on EBAY since 1998 and a member of the NAWCC watch collector's association since 1997.

Price: 595 USD

Location: Seattle, Washington

End Time: 2023-11-05T13:34:58.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.99 USD