: I am in the middle of a busy day at the office, but wanted to at
: least acknowledge your message and thank you for participating
: in this discussion.

: By way of background, please realize that this question --
: "how many did Steve have shipped, wear, touch, give away,
: etc.?" -- has been one of the great mysteries of the
: vintage Heuer world. We hear that he wore a particular Monaco
: for a particular occasion (for example, shooting stills) and
: another one for another span of time (for example, shooting the
: film), and we know that Heuer shipped dozens of Heuers to the
: filming, so you can understand the skepticism of seeing
: "another of McQueen's Monacos" offered for sale. In
: all honesty, there is also some skepticism in the vintage Heuer
: community, in view of Antiquorum's track record [no pun
: intended] with some questionable vintage Heuers and some known
: fakes [not that this is directly relevant to a piece with such
: provenance].

: The information that you present is very interesting, and I am sure
: that this will become the basis of even more discussion.

: For readers who may not know of your background and history, I will
: paste some information below. This information is derived from
: this article --
: http://www.europastar.com/europastar/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003861675

: Thanks again for posting on our forum. We also enjoy the celebrity
: visits!!

: Jeff

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: Antiquorum Opens Los Angeles Office & Welcomes Charles Tearle
: to their Expanding Team

: October 02, 2008

: Antiquorum Auctioneers, the world’s leading watch auctioneer,
: announced the opening of a new Los Angeles office located in the
: fashionable area of Beverly Hills. As their clientele have
: expanded considerably in Los Angeles and the West coast the past
: several years, they aim to increase their US presence (in
: addition to their US headquarters located on Madison Avenue in
: New York City) by adding a local office in Beverly Hills where
: clients have the opportunity to inquire about auction estimates
: for their timepieces, consign to upcoming auctions, and ask for
: horological advice from their experts.

: The Los Angeles office is run by Charles Tearle who recently joined
: Antiquorum as Director and Watch expert. He has been in the
: watch world for quite some time. Charles started his career in
: horology at the age of 16 at Somlo Antiques, a prestigious
: London based vintage watch store. In 2004, Mr. Tearle became a
: watch specialist at Bonhams London and subsequently, in 2006,
: was asked to open a watch department for Bonhams in the US which
: he managed to grow into an important participant in the vintage
: watch arena. More recently, Antiquorum welcomed Mr. Tearle to
: their team in order to benefit from his wealth of knowledge. He
: specializes in wristwatches from the 1920’s to the 1970’s,
: with a particular interest in Patek Philippe, Rolex sport
: watches and Cartier.

: Source: Antiquorum Auctioneers

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