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Rene, what is the latest beaded bezel panda you have seen ?

the twinplane dial looks correct for 1964, but I too have not seen that combination - like you I would have expected the transitional milled bezel or applied AOPA wings.
so I'm a bit surprised to see the beaded bezel on a (albeit early) 1964, but it might well be an original combination in a period of multiple transitions, would not dare to call it; maybe Kurt will chime in ?

sliderule insert seems like an original 67-and-later Breitling or Linder Freres replacement insert installed during service - as we have seen on dozens if not hundreds of Navitimers; these are the only inserts readily available, both Breitling and the Heists install these on any 806 you ask them to restore - MUCH better for me than the non-original and clumsily printed replacements without the red accents on offer from dialfactory or Bill Shaine.

to the OP: beautiful watch, as stated on WUS; wear it in health and enjoy it; chances to find an original non-accented sliderule insert are minimal.

I'm overwhelmed by the vast knowledge in here! Please tell me if I am digesting this correctly.
1. The slide rule is unquestionably not correct

2. Twinjet dial is likely correct for this year

3. beaded bezel would be very rare on a twinjet from this year, so likely not correct

not right , the combination beaded bezel w/ twin plane on dial never existed

I'm a bit less sure, we have recently seen silver hands on a wide bezel Cossie, so I'd say "to he best of our (current) knowledge never existed"