I agree with you, but that would probably increase the price even more. Not a problem for me since I'm still extremely happy with the Rindt edition, but Hodinkee surely knows how to price their stuff...
I would expect further collaborations between Tag Heuer and Hodinkee. It's part of social influence; if it's by Hodinkee, then it must be good. Tag haters won't say a thing.
Frankly, I think it's a great idea - TAGs are entry-level watches and Hodinkee does do some interesting things with them. This one, maybe not so much - but the Skipper for instance really was a cool-looking watch. And it's a cool feeling to have a desirable limited edition watch within reach of most watch enthusiasts - I'm much happier to see Hodinkee put out a $6,000 limited edition than another $50,000 one
While I didn't like the Skipper, it was more imaginative... this was inevitable with Hodinkee or not.
I think I found one more LE of the Autavia: 1. HEUER HERITAGE CALIBRE HEUER 02 (standard versions) 2. Jack Heuer 85th Anniversary Limited Edition - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/tag-heuer-autavia-jack-heuer-edition-phillips-introducing 3. Limited edition for UAE (150 pieces) - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tag-heuer-autavia-limited-edition-for-uae 4. Limited edition for Calibre11 (100 pieces) - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/t...ert-collectors-edition-calibre-11-introducing 5. Limited edition for Hodinkee - https://shop.hodinkee.com/blogs/jou...al&utm_medium=hodinkee&utm_campaign=hod-posts 6. Limited edition for Harrods (150 pieces) - https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/tag-h...dth-cta_module-29_element-1_the-autavia-title
Yes, it was previously discussed here: https://forums.calibre11.com/thread...collectors-edition.70761/page-26#post-1004270
I still think tachymeter bezels shouldn't have finger grips, seeing as they can't be turned. Is there a rule that tachymeters always have to have the word written on them?!