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    Sharing the joy ------> my Vintage Heuer photos

    During the summer break i had the pleasure of bringing home some of my favourite vintage Heuers from the security box, to photograph. Its horrible to admit it but i rarely have my watches home in bulk for fear of a break in whilst i'm out. So it really was a joy to see them together and get the chance to photograph them on a fine scandanavian afternoon.
    Now i dont claim to be a great photographer but i had some luck in the hit & miss black art known as photography.
    The camera - a hum drum Iphone 5S , but lets not get bogged down in the details , enjoy these treasures with me

    ;-)

    Manual wind Monaco's - 73633 grey & blue


    Timeline of 1133 Monaco's - Chronomatic, Transitional & Production ( better known as the Steve McQueen model )


    Monaco heaven - paintless wonder Chronomatic & a metallic dial Transitional


    Monaco 1533G


    1945 - model.345


    1st & 2nd executions of the 1962, dauphine hand screwback Autavia


    Montreal - now thats blue !!


    Pasadena - PVD case


    Here we have a load of black dial 1163 Autavias


    A dashboard set of timers from the late 50's



    For loads more photos check out my Instagram acct under the name : go_chrono_go

    Cheers - Darren

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    Lovely Heuers and great pics as well
    A sheer delight looking at these.
    May be other vintage Heuers can post theirs as well.
    I confess to being lacking in this department.
    Last edited by RAJEN; 9th August 2017 at 21:41.

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    The Monaco is so cool it almost hurts

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    Absolutely amazing collection....thanks for sharing

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    Absolutely brilliant, a fantastic collection. Thanks for sharing

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    Fantastic collection; especially impressed with the timeline of 1133 Monaco's.

    Would love to own a vintage Autavia or Monaco but feel that ship has sailed with the prices commanded for a good one.

    Edited to mention the dashboard clocks and mounting plate....super jealous
    Thanks for posting

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    An absolutely fantastic collection of watches


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    Superb.


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    Wow - some extremely rare and desirable watches there.

    I have always favoured the Carrera range, but those early autavias have a bucket load of character.

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    Wonderful. Those autavias are lovely

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    Beautiful. I love them all!

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    Excuse my ignorance.. what's the story with the paintless chronomatic?

    Thank you.


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    It's a particular batch of blue dialled monacos that had a paint fault I believe, but correct me if I'm wrong. Lovely!

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    That grey 73633 with the steel band is just awesome, my favourite Monaco.

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    Wonderful watches! Thanks for posting

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    Cracking collection. I can't carry off the square cases but it is an iconic look. Any Heuer with Orange just seems such a great combo. I've only the one but it's going nowhere for now. I still regret not buying the 3647t that was in SC a year ago...

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    Quote Originally Posted by markl View Post
    Excuse my ignorance.. what's the story with the paintless chronomatic?

    Thank you.


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    Mjgerrard has answered correctly above but to give a little more detail its most likely that these pre-proction Chronomatic dials were either

    a./ not treated with a a form of clear top coat to hold the finish stable

    Or

    b./ the dial maker was still in the experimental stage of using the blue paint & was unaware it would fail at a future point.

    Either way I'm blessed to own this mutant. ;-)

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    Great collection Darren!

    I've managed to avoid being bitten by the Monaco bug (but still have an Autavia itch!).

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    The Monaco is a very special watch and those are especially beautiful.

    I have a real soft spot for these and for square/rectangular dials in general, however I always seem to forget this when considering a new purchase, as I have none in my collection!

    I'll have to remedy that with my next watch I think, however the funds are eluding me at present...

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    Quote Originally Posted by markl View Post
    Excuse my ignorance.. what's the story with the paintless chronomatic?

    Thank you.


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    As an added bonus here's my latest Instagram upload. :-)



    Cheerio - Darren

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    Superb examples. Just don't see these often . Many thx


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    That is some collection, very nice :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darren Cal.11/12 View Post
    As an added bonus here's my latest Instagram upload. :-)



    Cheerio - Darren
    That looks a bit rough,I'd still give you £100 for it though..

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    That's a great set of watches you have there, and it's refreshing to see the word "joy" being used rather than "future values" and "residuals".
    F.T.F.A.

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    1962 - what a year ;-)




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    A stalwart of the Heuer community. Thanks as ever Darren.

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    Very nice.
    Andy

    Wanted - Damasko DC57

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    wow

    love the heuer history
    love your collection

    a joy indeed

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    Very very nice. I love the old Monacos
    It's just a matter of time...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darren Cal.11/12 View Post
    1962 - what a year ;-)



    Darn these autavia's look good!!

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    Dang those bracelets are nice Darren!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darren Cal.11/12 View Post
    1962 - what a year ;-)



    Wow I would love to own any of those - a lucky man and what a great collection. Well done sir


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    Master
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    The three autavias with the oversized sub dials are just amazing. Makes me keen on the idea of a birth year watch again (1963).

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    A few more Heuer photos to share
    If you care to see more then look for my daily content on Instagram under the name go_chrono_go








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    Great collection, beautiful watches.

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    Great collection, great pictures. I love vintage Heuers.

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