if you have cash aside and want one of the rarest heuers with edgy design, you would go for this one.
The watch is in nice very original condition, the black paint on the case is also very good, original strap and more importantly the black color buckle.
Do we know who owns the watch ? Ralf, Jasper any idea ?
For sure these black monacos will not get cheaper in the future and the better quality is alawys the better buy.
I am pretty sure TAG Heuer will launch a kind of black monaco version.
If you want to be part of the club you possibly will have to pay similar money the seller is asking..
Jeff are the serial numbers you have collected close ?
Cheers
Arno
www.heuerchronographs.com

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: OK, gentlemen (and any ladies who may be reading) . . . let's get
: down to the serious question: How much do we think that this one
: is worth?

: I have seen some e-mail chatter on the subject, and discussed it
: with one of the "regulars", but it seems like a
: worthwhile topic for discussion.

: I will start the discussion by suggesting that the recent range of
: values seems to have been from approximately $4,000 (for a nice
: collection of parts or maybe a beaten up watch) to approximately
: $10,000 to $12,000 for the very best samples. I should add that
: I am aware of one sellin at the $10K level; no hard evidence of
: the $12K sample.

: Looking at the one now offered on ebay, the "plus"
: factors might be that all the parts seem to be original (of
: course, the dial and case, but also the main hands, chrono
: needles and buckle); also, the PVD on the case looks very
: strong. the "minus" factors might be loss or breaking
: of the luminous markers (for example, at two o'clock and four
: o'clock) and perhaps some fading of the chrono second hand and
: needles.
: So what would I pay for this one, assuming that I was wanting to
: buy one . . . drum roll, please . . . I would say something in
: the range of $7,000. If the seller could produce better photos,
: showing that the needles are a brighter orange, maybe it gets to
: $8,000. For anything above that price, I would wait for the of
: the really good ones (no loss of markers). I should also add
: that I knwo nothing about the movement or mechanical condition
: of this one.

: I will add, for the record, that I do not intend to bid on this one
: (unless it could be purchased for something less than $7,000).

: How do others see the value of this one?

: Jeff

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