- Name (or nickname) and location [or you can tell us that this is private]
Jeff Stein; Atlanta, Georgia
- In terms of the Heuers, what is the focus of your collection and approximately how many watches are in your collection? We can use ranges, as follows: Micro-collection -- 5 watches or less; Small collection -- between 6 and 10; Medium -- between 11 and 25; Large -- over 25, less than 50; Very large -- over 50. [again, feel free to tell us that this is private / personal]
Focus . . . focus . . . Let's see, what in the world does that word mean? OK, I think I've got it . . . the elevator speech / executive summary of what I collect: I collect vintage Heuer chronographs, focusing on (a) the Autavias from any era (except that I'm not a big fan of some of the later ones), (b) the 1960s Carreras (pre-automatic), and (c) four favorite Monacos. Over the last decade, I have owned a couple of hundred Heuer dashboard timers [not at any one time, I should add], but that collection is now down to the "Best-of-the-Best", meaning that I have favorite samples of most of the models. By almost any measure, my collection is "very large".
- What other brands of watches (or other type of objects) do you collect?
I have some favorite models from the other major chronograph brands of the 1960s, including Omega, Breitling, Zenith and Gallet, as well as some Sinns from later periods. I dabble in Seikos, and own one Citizen and two Rolexes (early Explorer and a bubble-back). Previously I have collected vintage pens (mainly Sheaffer "Balances" from the 1930's); when the champagne bottles are empty, we toss them [into the recycling bin].
- Do you own any TAG Heuers, and are they "vintage" (older) or modern?
Four TAG Heuers at the moment: From the modern era, I have a Monaco re-issue, Silverstone re-issue, and Carrera Cal 1887 [which is my favorite of the three]. My Spirotechnique dive watch is marked "TAG Heuer", but is very much a "Heuer".
