Just returned from a great few days at Basel- if you want to catch up on all of the TAG Heuer stories from Basel, take a look here:
http://www.calibre11.com/baselworld-home/
I also spent an hour with Jean Christophe Babin and Jack Heuer. The Jack Heuer interview will be up here on OTD in full in a couple of days, but to give you a teaser:
- Discussion of how Jack Heuer became CEO in 1962 in his late 20s
- The real story on how the original Monaco was developed- and by who
- I picked five models and showed these photos to Jack to get his memories of these important models: Monaco PVD, Siffert Autavia, Carrera 1158 CHN, Chronosplit, 844 Diver
- Jack's reaction to the introduction of the re-edition watches in the late 90s...its not what you might expect
- Jack's role today- how he helped shape the Grand Carrera and his role in developing the Pendulum
I also asked Jean Christophe about the prospects on getting another Autavia re-edition...
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