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Vintage Heuer Discussion Forum
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Wow indeed. I am impressed and pleased that Jean-Cristophe has taken the time to come and visit us here, and congratulations to Jeff for making such an impression as to encourage him to do so.
As for suggestions, for me the most successful re-editions are those that have been inspired by past models rather than seeking to slavishly recreate them precisely. (That said, I would probably consider buying a Jeff Stein special edition AS LONG AS it had a paintless wonder dial finish :) ).
My Heuer collection stops and starts with Carreras, so that's what I'd most like to see, though I know the Carrera is by far the best represented currently so some of the others should have their chance too. Much as Chuck might malign them for not being a "whole" chrono, I do like 2 register chronos - I have a 1964 Jack Heuer limited edition Tag-Heuer and one of the mother-of-pearl dialled two registers as well and think these are wholly successful, watches that manage to look both modern and classic at once. I do have a 510.511 as well, so I can see the benefit of having more dials!
Materials and dial finishes are something that interests me a lot. The titanium RS2 Grand Carrera that Jeff linked to from the museum launch, for example, is a very interesting looking watch not least because of that case material. Well suited to a tool watch. Maybe less classic for a tool watch is red/rose gold, which I thought suited the Autavia re-edition very well - I've not seen a rose gold Carrera 360 in the flesh to know how it worked for that watch. The blue and charcoal dials of some of the mid-70s Carreras I always find to be attractive and distinctive and not something often seen in modern watches where the dials tend to be plainer. And yet they still had good visibility.
After the work with DD to mount the crown on the left for the Autavia re-edition, maybe an homage to the Cal 15 could be in order too. Always going to be the bridesmaid after the Cal 11 had the distinction of being the first, it nonetheless made for some interesting layouts - the black and red Cal 15 Monza, in particular, I always thought was a fine-looking, distinctive watch.
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