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HSTE
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Some more pix and additional info.....

.....cool, when I opened this thread and posted the pictures I did it quite hastedly and did not count on many views or reactions. Therefore just some additons:

1st Generation Ebel El Primero: there were several "generations". I specifically hunted steel/whitegold and steel/yellowgold version of the first generation. The easy ways to distinguish them are mainly:

- crown: it has this hexagonal "screw-shape" type crown. Most of the ones you will see have the "round-fluted" crown

- hour and minute hand: withouth luminova in the first generation, with luminova in the second generation

- bracelet: fully opening bracelet (with quirky closure, hence big risk of losing the watch...!) versus same bracelet but deployment clasp in the second generation

The other funny thing is that the reference number is way longer than the individual case number which is why people, who put the watch up on Ebay etc. often make the reference number un-recognizable but leave the individual case number readable.  

And lastly, it took a while before I realized that the very rare "steel only" version (one of the two in my pictures) is not "steel only" but actually steel and white gold. This means that all parts that are yellow gold on the "mixed" model are white gold on the "steel" version. If you look carefully at the first picture below you will recognize this.

To conclude: probably one of the most under-valued watches with a unique and brilliant design and a state of the art movement which - with a bit of luck - you can get at an incredible price.

Best, HSTE