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Recommended reading: Vintage Heuer — Chasing the Grails

  1. zoohannover May 14, 2020

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    Edited May 14, 2020
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  2. chronoboy64 May 14, 2020

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    Nice read :thumbsup:

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  3. dsacks30 May 14, 2020

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    Good read. I understand his explanation for not discussing pricing for each model (not enough data points or too much fluctuation based on condition) but I would have appreciated some more detail on each model: “The most this model has sold for at auction is X, a dealer recently offered one in good condition for Y, and the range one can expect to pay is between A-B.”
     
  4. Jeff Stein May 15, 2020

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    Fantastic chronograph . . . can you please show us more of this one?
     
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  5. Jeff Stein May 15, 2020

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    I thought about this a lot, and there are a few reasons that I didn't say anything at all about prices. In addition to the reason stated in the posting (very thin market), there is the reality that I don't really follow prices too closely. So doing the research on recent prices for all these different watches would have been time consuming (and not really worth it, in the end). Also, writing in May 2020, even if we had solid data on sales in 2018-2019, I'm not sure where the current market stands, in the midst of this pandemic.
     
  6. Andrew C May 16, 2020

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    This is my 2447NT... Cool to see it on the grail list!
     
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  7. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? May 16, 2020

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    Chasing, but so rarely caught... image.jpg
     
  8. TexOmega May 16, 2020

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    Sometimes you can only get close, and just call victory.


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  9. chronoboy64 May 16, 2020

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    Hi Jeff, great to meet you here on OF. I am big fan of you and OTD.
    I have bought this one from Paolo B. from Parma some years ago (IMO you know him well). The watch is allready shown in details on OTD. It is the ref. 2447 with the black dial and radium lume, casenumber 66788. So I can refer to your site for the friends who are interested in that earlier Heuer Chronos.
    Best Hajo
     
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  10. dsacks30 May 16, 2020

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    Thanks for the response Jeff, I’m a big fan of OTD and all the work you do, and appreciate that you took the time to explain your rationale.

    I would assume that for “grails,” even in the midst of this pandemic great examples could fetch top dollar. It seems to me as though less collectable references and watches in mediocre condition are struggling in this environment, but great pieces are still finding buyers.
     
  11. obstando May 19, 2020

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    Great article - thanks Jeff

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  12. w154 May 19, 2020

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    As others have said it’s a really great article and a nice read.

    Sadly no grails to show off (yet), but I’ll happily settle for my “next best thing”.

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  13. Andrew C May 19, 2020

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    Here's mine, and my avatar!
     
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  14. Cuttysark Apr 16, 2021

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    My Heuer 2447 ser.60099 says hi :)
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