Hi there

Well it may be your first post, but its a very well considered one, i think much of what you say makes sense...and i guess only time will tell!

Welcome to the OTD crowd ;-)

Rich

: This is my first post to this fantastic forum - i've been a long
: term reader, but this subject is just too important and
: interesting to not wade in. In my view, for what its worth,
: there will be little impact on the values of the Heuers we see
: every day on Ebay or through the trusted dealers we know. What
: we will know post the auction is what a watch from the Haslinger
: collection is worth. I don't mean to sound flippant, but I think
: the fact that Arno has produced the book and has had the weight
: of the Tag Heuer marketing budget behind him, means we are
: talking about a collection so utterly unique that it is
: incomporable to most watches that remain in circulation. The
: Monaco Steve Mcqueen wore will always be worth more than a NOS
: similar model even if it is in better condition, and whilst the
: variation in this example will be greater of course, a Haslinger
: Monaco will always be worth more than a similar NOS model.

: Of course, I'm extremely likely to be proved utterly wrong and
: whatever happens, it is a fascinating time for followers of the
: brand.