Also known as the Viceroy.

 

This is my favorite of the H02 Autavias. Shows how handsome a true 2-register is without any running seconds...

 

Come on guys. The C11 Siffert was easily the best H02 Autavia.

 

Gotta agree with Charlie there...

 

I did like it but I can’t lie the 2-reg is for me.

But then I also prefer the 2-reg 3646 over the original 2446 too so that’s just me.

 

Good price indeed!

 

It makes total sense why Lil' Freddy put the Heuer branded heritage in the garbage can. For how long did these sit in American boutique windows before eventually being shipped to a British village sold as cheap outlet goods? Over and over in the last couple of years we have seen evidence that TAG struggles to sell Heuer editions loved by vintage loving watch fans.

 

Less Heuer more TAG.

 

I disagree. I think the product had flaws for people who wanted vintage style, and they just produced too many variants that were simply not good enough. If they'd stuck to just the Rhindt Autavia but made it more in proportion to the originals, then it would have been a smash hit. I voted in the Autavia Cup and was all lined up to buy one but the result was a disappointment.

 

Smash hit? They might have sold 600...

 

They sold a lot more than 600 surely, despite the shortcomings. The Autavia Cup had a lot of the watch community involved in it.

 

This!

That said - at the quoted price the “Viceroy H02” is tempting…

 

BTW: Roermond has a std Autavia H02 (on leather) back in stock, too.

And even what I believe to be the first 44mm H02 Carrera ("Sports") - in green with steel bezel.

 

I disagree. The Autavia is not the only failed Heuer re-edition. The proper glassboxes like Ice King and Montreal took for ever to sell, despite the very low production numbers. The Monzas stayed forever in outlets. The 41mm like JH80 Carreras were heavily discounted and available forever. Despite what we love in the nerd community, Heuer branded old looking pieces are not big selling mega hits.

 

The watch 'community' is only a small part of the customer base. Plus, everything that comes out is 'never quite right' so they don't sell as well as everyone in the 'community' thinks they should. Unless you're Anthony R, he just buys everything anyway.

 

OK, so I don't disagree with you, but my point extends to these models too. I think a couple of other issues prevented these becoming big sellers. The main one is the price at which they were pitched - quite a lot higher than the entry level TAGs and quite a bit higher than many watch enthusiasts were prepared to pay for what was on offer. There were cheaper vintage style pieces on the market. Execution was another issue - people also commented on the thickness of the modern re-editions for example (both Autavia and Carrera). The Monza was produced in numbers over quite a long period - I'm not sure we can really judge how many were sold but I feel it's quite a lot given how many I see on the secondary market. It was also too big for a vintage edition though.

Anyway, the point I was trying to make was that they pushed it too far with too many variants. In summary, I'm saying if they'd have done fewer models but better executed (and a little better priced) then I think they would have sold a shed load.

 

Of course they were too expensive, but they have to be balanced to the rest of the range.

Was there too many variants?

CBE2110
CBE2111 (JH85 Special Edition)
CBE2113 (United Arab Emirates Limited Edition - 150pcs)
CBE2114 (Calibre 11 Limited Edition - 100pcs)
CBE2115 (Watches of Switzerland Exclusive - 150pcs*)
CBE2116 (Harrods Limited Edition - 150pcs)
CBE2117 (Hodinkee 'Orange Boy' Exclusive Special Edition)
CBE2118 (Viceroy Special Edition)

What was CBE2112 I wonder?

https://www.timetofind.com/tag-heue...-02-stainless-steel-panda-bracelet-jo-siffert

 

The 2016 CV211D is/was in stock at Bicester recently: