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路Following the Limited Edition Carrera story that I posted last week, I got in touch with a US collector who owned one of the few Carrera 1969 Chronographs. I asked if he would take a few shots and share the story of his watch, which he's kindly done below
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I've always been a fan of the "modern" TAG Heuer higher end watches during Jean-Christophe Babin's run. I believe the 1969 came out just after his run and I think he had his hand in it? I love the way the watch looks. It's one of the best looking if not the best looking modern TAG Heuer in my opinion. I also own a brown rosegold Mikrograph and that is a looker too. I especially love how the date is displayed on the watch. Gold being the current date while the other stays white is just gorgeous.
The over all layout is different than the average TAG Heuer as well. I like the split style like the Mikropendulum. But I think the color combo on the 1969 is much better than the Mikropendulum. I don't wear the 1969 daily but it's in my rotation, so it might get wrist time a few days out of the month.
I've bought a few expensive TAG Heuer over the years so my AD saves special pieces for me. But honestly I haven't bought any new TAG Heuers for several years, with the exception of the Aston Martin F1 that was just too cheap to pass up. But that's like a play watch for me, sort of speak. Nothing really interests me in the product line and I really hope they come up with unique and more interesting pieces in the future.
Oh one last thing, my wife thinks the 1969 looks like a Seiko.... 馃檨
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I've always been a fan of the "modern" TAG Heuer higher end watches during Jean-Christophe Babin's run. I believe the 1969 came out just after his run and I think he had his hand in it? I love the way the watch looks. It's one of the best looking if not the best looking modern TAG Heuer in my opinion. I also own a brown rosegold Mikrograph and that is a looker too. I especially love how the date is displayed on the watch. Gold being the current date while the other stays white is just gorgeous.
The over all layout is different than the average TAG Heuer as well. I like the split style like the Mikropendulum. But I think the color combo on the 1969 is much better than the Mikropendulum. I don't wear the 1969 daily but it's in my rotation, so it might get wrist time a few days out of the month.
I've bought a few expensive TAG Heuer over the years so my AD saves special pieces for me. But honestly I haven't bought any new TAG Heuers for several years, with the exception of the Aston Martin F1 that was just too cheap to pass up. But that's like a play watch for me, sort of speak. Nothing really interests me in the product line and I really hope they come up with unique and more interesting pieces in the future.
Oh one last thing, my wife thinks the 1969 looks like a Seiko.... 馃檨
