you wrote, "most of the top end buyers are no forum guys".

well, I can count at least 20 of your watches that went to the "forum guys" (or people they were advising), so perhaps some of us are "top end" after all!!

Jeff

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: Interesting point Lucas, we have moved the collectors market
: to new very potential buyers, who are big car collectors and
: touched the Rolex and Patek guys.
: Paul Maudsley Head of Bonhams watch department, TAG Heuer and
: myself have invested an awful lot of time and money to rebuild
: the vintage Heuer brand to new standards.
: You will never have again such a well documented (2 books, leading
: watch journalists, car magazines, FT, Forbes, Hodinkee,
: onthedash, vintage Heuer, vetroplastica, specialist websites and
: around 100 publications worldwide) hence these 81 pieces will
: always have a special standing and many pieces have been unique
: in itself....
: The chapter is closed now and with the auction book we have added a
: lot of additional information to the market such as the flat V
: Autavia, catalog informations, leaflets, drivers pics....
: There are a few books left with Bonhams so catch one if you can.
: I have produced a fantastic Heuer calendar together with designers
: digest for 2011 with some amazing touch feel printings and will
: realease some order details very soon.
: I don't think you will see many watches on ebay as most of the top
: end buyers are no forum guys, nor ebay junkies and bought the
: watches to keep or put into museums.
: Has somebody from OTD bought a watch or have you been passengers of
: the day like I was ?
: The auction room was really packed, vibrant and the interest in our
: beloved Heuers was just amazingly strong which made me very
: happy for all the collectors coming from 18 different nations !
: The evening reception went well and the dinner in Soho house was
: a great meeting point. Sorry for the guys, who could not make it
: !
: We had a lot of great feedback from collectors, buyers and I have
: seen many smiling faces on the 15th.
: We are planning some new Heuer events for 2011 and will keep you
: posted as soon as we have some dates.
: Hope to see you all again in 2011 and happy Heuer hunting !
: Best Arno

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