Ok I guess you win, I have no excuses not to read this book

 

Like most things in life hard copy is better.

 

I got this book in a very expensive way...remember Monaco Calibre12 linear second i used to have ?......yap what a hefty price to buy a book

 

You traded a watch for a book?

 

Maybe bought the watch and was given the book......

 

Ah, yes... could be?

 

No no...yeah Mr Orange was right, I bought the watch and the Tag Heuer Boutique gave me the book alongside the purchase.

yeah sorry for not being super clear, i tend to do that from time to time hahahaha

 

As long as you know what you mean, after all 50% is a pass.

 

So did you only buy the watch to get the book? Or is this story a lame duck?

 

Pretty sure he bought the watch only to get the book. Remember that Otto is among the richest men in his country. No big deal for royalty like him.

 

Yeah, probably only took the watch cos he didn't want to embarrass the salesman...

 

Lol. I checked one by one what do i get for purchasing the watch:

Formula One: a pat in the back and handshake

Aquaracer: a pen

Aquaracer Chronograph: a discount voucher for service

Carrera: a hat

Carrera Chronograph: a sunglasses (maybe just maybe you can haggle it down to + a bag)

Monaco: a weird look that says "you sure you don't want the chronograph version ?"

Monaco Chronograph: The Legend Autobiography Book...grail !

 

I’ve got catalogs, two coffee containers, two caps and two pouches so far

All the Heuer / TAG Heuer books, I’ve to source it out.

Autavia - comes with the biggest watchbox ever (JH85)
Monaco - eBay UK c/o sir @Aquagraph
Carrera - from King @Hubert
JH Autobiography - eBay US link from sir @Albert-AMG

Mastering Time & TH 150 (huge books) eBay Au

Heuer Superstars, Heuer Autavia, Heuer Monaco, Heuer Carrera - all are ordered from Blurb
(order in UK, reprint and shipped from US)

Drive Time & Sea Time - Amazon

 

I’ve not had a freebie from my AD when buying, maybe as a small family business they don’t buy goodies to give away, or the staff get them? But I do get hefty discounts and good service so that makes up for anything else, although I have magazines* and the like given to me when I’ve popped by for coffee.
*Often an Omega production.!

 

When I bought my 160th Carrera, the sales guy was basically telling me that different levels of spend qualified you for different levels of free gift. The more you spend, the higher the value of free gift you effectively unlock. Seems to be a policy these days. At least in the UK.

 

Except if you buy directly from tagheuer.co.uk then you should be lucky if you get the watch at all

 

Same in our local TH Boutique. I initially wanted a TAG Heuer cap but my dealer told me the hydro flask is much expensive and are given free for a premium collection purchase so although I don’t need a coffee/water container, I still ended up with one.. LOL

 

I remember that one time they discontinued Tag Heuer sunglasses at the same time i bought my 43mm H01.

They offered the sunglasses for free for every carrera purchase.

So i got my 43mm H01 and when they asked me, which of the sunglasses i choose i just told them whichever most expensive (i already got one Tag Heuer sunglasses from before of my own choice bought from sunglasses store)

 

On the book side of things, Drive Time deluxe edition, the third, has been released.
https://www.watchonista.com/article...ition-taking-look-inside-author-aaron-sigmond
In the interview is "Then, later in the year, there will be a third Chopard event in California, and one with TAG Heuer, likely at one of their boutiques. However, that has yet to be set." Hmmmm, TAG Heuer event?

 

Just ordered my copy! Thank you sir @HoltzPlatz