: Those who have been following the watch media are no doubt aware
: that Jack Heuer is celebrating his 80th birthday this year . . .
: Jack Heuer’s contributions to the brand are immeasurable . . .
: working out the math for the tide dial . . . peddling stopwatches . . .
: . . . pioneering the development . . .
: of the automatic chronograph, or striking deals with Jo Siffert,
: Steve McQueen and Enzo Ferrari, we can say that Jack Heuer has
: embodied the brand for over half a century . . .
:
: . . . I must express deep gratitude to Mr. Heuer. We have
: been email “pen pals” for the last nine years, and
: regardless of how silly, elementary or repetitive my questions
: have been, I can expect to receive a reply within 24 hours . . .
: Jack Heuer’s replies typically go far beyond the questions that I
: have asked, to share background information or perspective, that
: I did not even know to ask about . . .
:
: Jeff

Hello, Jeff . . .

I just found out about this site yesterday --- and have only begun exploring it this evening . . . when I came across your post. This will be my first. I need your help.

I'm more into cars than watches --- although I've worn my Formula 1 (quartz, sorry) for at least 20 years . . . but it's actually Mr Heuer's connection to Jo Siffert that's brought me here.

I own a 1970 Porsche 911 VIN = 9110301059 that once belonged to Jo Siffert. The car was originally ordered for Porsche's own internal use --- it was built for Versuch . . . but is documented as being sold to Mr Siffert, in April 1971. After his death, this car passed through at least 5 more owners before I found + bought it, in North Carolina, 5 years ago. I'd been trying to research the car's history for some time, but only found out what it was 7 months ago. I need some help with the history of the car.

I knew that Mr Heuer hired Mr Siffert to promote Heuer products. And, apparently --- Mr Siffert did quite a job, too. What I did not know was that the iconic Monaco that I've always associated with Steve McQueen --- was furnished to him by Mr Siffert, in France, during the making of the movie 'Le Mans.' I found this out from the book 'A French Kiss with Death,' written by Michael Keyser. And I read this book . . . to find out more about my car. There are some photographs in the book that show what I believe is my car --- Mr Siffert's Porsche . . . on the set of 'Le Mans.'

From what little I've read of Mr Siffert, he must've been quite an interesting person: accomplished, dynamic + hard-working, yet not 'flashy' somehow?. And Mr Heuer would have had his reasons to chose Mr Siffert as his spokesperson.

Which is why I need your help. I would appreciate it if you could pass along my post to Mr Heuer. I would be interested in knowing anything that he could comfortably share about Mr Siffert --- how they met, why Siffert, any reminiscences of their dealings, his passing . . . and if he remembers anything of Mr Siffert's car.

I apologize if this seems like a trivial request. I'm very anxious to find out what I can about the car, of course. (Honestly --- I'm still in shock!) But also --- I was pretty excited to hear that Mr Heuer is your regular correspondent . . . and an energetic one, to, it sounds. And, since there are so few people alive who had close contact with Mr Siffert . . . I wanted at least to try to reach out and contact Mr Heuer.

Anyway, thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Rick Kreiskott