Hello everyone and thanks for the valuable info.
According to what I gather, there is no way that a Tudor model 74000 could have serial number 234XXX.
However, in the pictures I got from the seller of my new aqcuisition, this clearly seems to be the case:
at 12 o'clock: 74000 and at 6 o'clock (approximate allignment):
STAINLESS STEEL
2 3 4 X X X
The stamping seems quite professionally done on both sides (pretty deep and sure lines)
What can I think about this?
Many thanks to all knowledgeable members who will take their time to answer this.
SimplyTudor