: Jeff,

: I look forward to your views.

: What I'd say is (and it applies generally, not just to this
: auction) the following....
: 1) there are probably more Heuer collectors out there than there
: are vintage Heuers in any condition
: 2) but what is for sure is that there are WAY more Heuer collectors
: out there than NOS or 100% original Heuer pieces.

: So not everyone can own a perfect or historic piece. We can all
: aspire to the perfect, but you can enjoy the 90% pieces as well,
: and even a 2nd execution autavia with the wrong hands has more
: history and cool factor than some of the bling ugly modern
: watches we see out there. (ok, if you go below a certain level
: of perfection and less than 50% of the parts in the watch came
: out a Heuer factory, maybe a casio g-shock might be more
: satisfying, unless you are going for the funny factor).

: Having said that, this one has a lot of history in it (hey I was
: trying to be reasonable, but I can show off as well)...
: