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Tweet By Rich Crosthwaite and Jeff Stein Images by Paul Gavin/heuerworld.com On March 10, 2016, TAG Heuer announced that it would re-issue the Autavia in 2017, with enthusiasts selecting the model to be re-issued from among 16 choices dated 1962 through 1969. There is great interest in these “Early Autavias”, and at the request Read more ;raquo Tweet In a November 5, 2015 posting on the OnTheDash vintage Heuer discussion forum, one of the members of our community (Gianluca) provided a beautifully illustrated, step-by-step description showing the disassembly of a Caliber 15 chronograph movement (known as the “Chronomatic” movement). The Chronomatic was the first automatic chronograph movement, and this family of movements was Read more ;raquo Tweet As a vintage watch enthusiast, I will admit that our community can be tough on the companies that produce modern watches, especially when it comes to how today’s brands re-issue some of their legendary watches. If the brand is too literal in re-issuing one of its classic watches, we say that the company lacked creativity Read more ;raquo Tweet In a posting just prior to Baselworld 2013, we pondered the question of what the new Carrera Caliber 36 chronographs would look like. We had some excellent clues, from the “Teaser” image posted by TAG Heuer in the run-up to Basel, and were able to make some good guesses about the appearance and features of Read more ;raquo Tweet The BaselWorld fair, the biggest annual event in the watch world, opens on Thursday, April 25. BaselWorld 2013 promises to be especially important for TAG Heuer, as the brand continues its year-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Carrera and introduces new watches that will push the frontiers of “haute horologerie”. This year’s fair Read more ;raquo Tweet With the listing for sale this morning of four Heuer chronographs powered by the 28,800 movements, it seems timely for me to assemble what I know about these movements into a posting. I have done some research into these movements, involving experts from the era when they were produced (say, circa 1970), current personnel at Read more ;raquo In recent months, we have made considerable progress in understanding the development of the Caliber 11, 11-I and 12 movements, with the result that we are able to study the parts in a paritcular movement to determine the “correctness” of the movement. At the same time, we have begun compiling a database of Heuer serial numbers, which has allowed us to establish approximate dates for many of the Heuer chronographs. Read more ;raquo |