Calibre 11 x TAG Heuer Collaboration: Autavia Jo Siffert Collector's Edition

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Thank gawd you ditched that faux vintage lume... good move David! 馃憤
 
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Really fun to see and read about the process of making this beautiful piece!

Congrats to all fellow forum friends who are fortunate to receive one of them!
 
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Thought you might like to see this- the prototype of the Siffert Autavia.
- The first dial was a "silvery" white, with a slight metallic finish. This was changed to a plain opaline white for the production watch
- You can see here the aged lume

In some of the shots the earlier dial looks almost creamy which is quite an interesting finish with the yellow lume. However i think going for a purer white was the right call.

It's a modern watch with a vintage feel rather than trying to 'masquerade' as a vintage watch.
 
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..and here is an early design mock-up, trying out a design based on the 2003 "Siffert"


Good call not to take the blue subdial quadrants forward. It could have been interesting to see blue hand on just the two chrono dials.... but fhen again the legibility doesn't look as good as with the white hands
 
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Anyone tried their sifferts on the leather strap yet?
Also, do you think this leather strap would be available to order from TH as a spare part?
Wouldn't mind one for my JH 85 also.
 
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Two more weeks 馃檮
Would love to go this direction with a strap like that! May I ask where you found it? Thanks!
 
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Would love to go this direction with a strap like that! May I ask where you found it? Thanks!
Looks like a Heuerville strap to me.
 
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Just paid my customs fees and gst.. 馃. At least TNT makes it nice and easy.

Should be arriving soon then.
 
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Well local customs are taking their time.
So far the watch spent more time within KSA then it took to travel the world.
Should be here tomorrow with a juicy customs invoice 馃榾
 
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Mine arrived today! Number #002
 
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Congrats Hubert. Must be a great feeling to finally get hold of it!
Thank you! YES! It's been a long time coming. Getting the strap fitted now.
 
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On the wrist! A thing of beauty!
 
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On the wrist! A thing of beauty!

First time I've seen it on the strap. Looking fantastic.
I'm feeling for those few people who had to wait a couple of weeks.
Remember " Absence make the heart grow fonder"
 
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First time I've seen it on the strap. Looking fantastic.
I'm feeling for those few people who had to wait a couple of weeks.
Remember " Absence make the heart grow fonder"
Yes, the strap goes perfectly with it!
 
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Yes, the strap goes perfectly with it!
Wow! I am in love with that strap!

Need to figure out where I can get one that looks just like it. The lack of stitching and vintage looking texture makes me swooooooon.

I think it鈥檚 absolutely perfect. Beautiful job.