A Couple of Quick Points re the Modena

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A Couple of Quick Points re the Modena

In Response To: Monza/Modena research ()

I will need to go through some notes, and perhaps make some further inquiries, but I thought that the Modena was the very first version of the Monza, and that Heuer changed the name from Modena to Monza (a) becuase the "Modena" was not well-known outside of Italy (and Europe), and (b) to celebrate the Lauda / Ferrari championship. So this suggests that the Modenas would have come before the Monzas (and should be in the earlier catalogs).
This is a great topic that we should hope to "nail down", definitively, but I just wanted to quickly add this point.
For the record, I supplied the Modena to the TAG-Heuer archives / museum, having found it is the Midwest area of the U.S. Search the old forum messages, and you will see that we laughed about this one . . . thinking that the dial refinisher had made the mistake of writing "Modena" instead of "Monza"!!
Jeff
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: Hi Jassi,

: Yes we were sitting in your office, going through all your catalogs
: and bam there was the Modena modelname in a german catalog, I
: think it was 1980.

: I have done some extensive research on Monza-Modena which will be
: published in autum.

: This is only the third Modena I have seen so far, one is in the TAG
: Heuer archives.

: The Monza disappeard from the catalogs in 1978 as it was meant to
: be limited edition to celebrate the F1 worldchampion victory of
: Niki and Ferrari.

: Modena uses the same Monza backcase and reference which leads to
: the fact that these have not been produced paralelly.

: The later 1981 eco chronograph was not called Monza anymore and was
: in the portfolio until 1985.

: Does somebody own a nos eco chronograph of this last mid 80is
: period, I believe we find no more Monza signature on the
: backcase ?

: Also did the chrome case die with the end of the Monza production
: and was replaced by a standard carrera tooled steel case.

: Further it is interesting how few original Monzas in the leaflet
: advertised Helmet case have survived, I have only came across
: two pieces during the last ten years...

: Jeff do you know if these Modenas have ever reached the uS ? Any
: info available from your master source ?

: Many qs, any answers out there ?

: Cheers

: Arno

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