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  1. snk11388

    snk11388 Nov 1, 2019

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    I have mine ready to be picked up. Put a deposit on this one and it looks like this is more wearable than the 90s which I picked up earlier. In all probability, I will be putting up the 90s for sale. More than happy to let that go to a fellow collector.

    Cheers.
    S
     
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  2. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Nov 1, 2019

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    Congrats on the 10s!

    I daily wear my 90s, but can see how the 10s could be even more wearable. It's understated and also more dressy looking IMO.
     
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  3. Hubert

    Hubert TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Nov 1, 2019

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    I echo @Mspeedster. Congrats and let us know if you put the 90s for sale.
     
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  4. Calibre11

    Calibre11 Editor of Calibre11.com Staff Member Nov 5, 2019

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    Great to see that a few of these landed in the hands of people on the forum. I'm still happy with my 1980s choice, but I do like this one a lot..enjoy!
     
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  5. snk11388

    snk11388 Nov 5, 2019

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    I will upload the pictures when I get some time. The 10s definitely is excellent in flesh.
     
  6. heuerholic

    heuerholic Nov 6, 2019

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    Tried to capture the essence of the 10's as best a I could in a few photos I have taken.
     
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  7. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Nov 6, 2019

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  8. Hubert

    Hubert TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Nov 11, 2019

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  9. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Nov 11, 2019

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    "The Monaco has earned its VIP treatment by clocking a series of firsts in its illustrious history. These include the first water resistant watch in a square case; the first automatic chronograph; and it was worn in a race in 1970 by Jo Siffert, the first racing driver to be sponsored by a watch brand, Heuer."

    Anybody know if this is true? I had never heard that Siffert raced with a Monaco before. If so, it certainly adds to the watch's racing cred.

    EDIT: I guess it is true. At least this article corroborates the story that Jo Siffert did race with the Monaco: https://thewatchlounge.com/tag-heue...ic-chronograph-ref-caw211p-review-with-price/

    "On the 3rd of March, 1969, the Heuer Monaco was launched simultaneously in Geneva and New York. Jack Heuer named it after the Monaco Grand Prix. It was the first self-winding chronograph watch with a water-proof square case. The following year, it made its track debut on the wrist of the Swiss driver Jo Siffert."

    Never knew that, kind of cool!
     
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  10. Pitfitter446

    Pitfitter446 Nov 12, 2019

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    These better pictures make it so much more appealing, it's simplicity is it'd attraction?
     
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  11. sharknight

    sharknight Nov 13, 2019

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    Picked up mine today, so much nicer than in the pictures although the pictures that Heuer 1860 put up gives people a much better view of it than most I’ve seen .... C8E7518D-E433-4919-927C-B3FF65E23A45.png
     
  12. Calibre11

    Calibre11 Editor of Calibre11.com Staff Member Nov 13, 2019

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    What a collection! Congrats
     
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  13. Hubert

    Hubert TAG Heuer Forums Moderator Staff Member Nov 13, 2019

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  14. Jim Dollares

    Jim Dollares Nov 13, 2019

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    Impressive!
     
  15. sharknight

    sharknight Nov 13, 2019

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    I will hunt the red one down at some point …...
     
  16. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Nov 13, 2019

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    Very cool! Congrats!!!

    Can you post a pic of those Steve McQueen sunglasses out of the box please? I've not seen that before.
     
  17. Aquagraph

    Aquagraph Nov 13, 2019

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    Somebody said to me yesterday 'If they have 4 of the 5 watches, why didn't they just buy the set?'

    Simple answer, if you're not keen on one of them it's a waste of money, not to mention the box costs £5k!
     
  18. sharknight

    sharknight Nov 13, 2019

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    Answer in my case as to buying 4 is .... I hadn’t intended to buy 4 from the outset, it just sort of happened !
    I bought the 70s, wasn’t sure about the 80s and didn’t get to see it in the flesh, but the local boutique had me on the waiting list for 3 so I saw that and bought it and the same with the other 2. Still have not seen the 80s but if I did ......
     
  19. sharknight

    sharknight Nov 14, 2019

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    MSpeedster - these are the sunnies, Italian made by Persol, they come in various lense shades but you need to have the blue ... as you can see they fold - not sure but they appeared with our friend Steve wearing them in The Thomas Crown Affair movie ... 7B7D4AA5-0C88-41F9-9C41-FAA64B878EC2.jpeg 2FE983B4-8107-4A48-BE77-811874EEA3D3.jpeg 8A159491-A742-4A6E-9710-A06BAC064056.jpeg
     
  20. Mspeedster

    Mspeedster Nov 14, 2019

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    Thanks for the pics. I also appreciate the movie reference.