hello , i won the verona on ebay and paid for it, i hope all is well with it i will post some pic's when i get it.
Timothy A
Phila Pa 19125

: Alex posted below in the "Very scarce Verona on the bay"
: thread with a link to the catalogues on his site.

: There is some interesting stuff in there - the 1979 price list I
: found particularly so, as it shows the value placed on quartz
: watches when they were first coming in.

: An excerpt:

: 365.253 Carrera Analog 375,-
: 110.253 Carrera 395,-
: 371.253 Carrera Twin 395,_

: Some notes on those model numbers for those unfamiliar with them -
: the 110.253 is the successor to the 1153 Cal 11/12, basically
: the same watch with another designation; the 371.253 Carrera
: Twin is the one with the LCD module that I've posted pics of my
: two examples before; the 365.253 is just a watch with no
: chronograph functionality at all.

: So a Carrera Twin with the LCD display for chrono and a relatively
: common ESA Y2 movement cost exactly the same as a Cal 12 driven
: automatic chrono. And the discount for a quartz watch with no
: time-recording functionality is a mere 20,- DM (or, put another
: way, just 5%).

: Seems incredible now. The market rate for a Carrera Twin is around
: 1/4 to 1/3 of the automatic in equivalent condition. Looking at
: a 2004 Tag Heuer price list for a modern comparison, a quartz
: Kirium chrono was £455 less than the equivalent automatic
: (getting on for 25% cheaper). How things change...