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Have you asked Fred Dineage?

That's a classic, Brietlings are way to over the top without 'radiation'. My Dynamic is identical to that picture, steel band, white blue white face, only difference is the days are in Suisse not English. Mrs Nb has a ladies version with the face in reverse, blue white blue, and no day date, which is nice albeit a manual wind.

If you're open to suggestions I'd recommend either a 50's or 60's Omega (the Dynamic I have is also from around '67/68), good watches and parts are still readily available; alternatively military watches are great value and you can get some amazing watches like Jaeger LeCoultre for a fraction of what their other models cost; or look at a good vintage Tudor, which are Rolex movements and cost way less.

Parky it's pre-Tag, when they were just Heuer from around 1968, also a manual wind. When I bought it 15 years ago it only cost about a grand but over the years its cost that much again in servicing and restoration, I only got it back about 6 months ago after it had spent a year with an old watchmaker restoring it. Autavia's weren't that common, compared to a Monaco or Carerra and getting parts for it are near impossible.

Not sure anyone was buying them for the economic benefits, like

watch wanker tbh

They were shite.

I like that! It was a consideration on my list.

Especially since it ended in this.

great Viz letterbocks ending there