1965. It was part of the decade of the Swinging Sixties when social mores represented by “Father Knows Best” loosened up to see the rise of the Beatles and, of course, Mick Jagger. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Carrera, TAG Heuer has been celebrating in ... Read more
Tomorrow, OnTheDash.com celebrates its 10th birthday of being online. It’s an incredible achievement. The first to jump on the Internet with information specifically about the Heuer brand, founder / operator Jeff Stein saw the future, with a brand that would become enormously popular among collectors. He’s built the definitive place for Heuer newbies ... Read more
The world did not come to an end as the Mayas predicted for December last year, and we have already entered 2013. Even when you don’t make New Year’s resolutions, this might be a good time to reflect on the current state of your watch collection. As with most collections, ... Read more
At Christie’s we think a lot about collecting watches. We don’t just sell watches, we assist our clients in building a collection, whether that’s one watch or hundreds—yes, there are folks out there bitten hard by the bug. While we do sell watches that cost in the several hundreds of ... Read more
Compared with other companies in the fashion or consumer products industries, the leading watch brands tend to be old, most of them dating from the 19th century. The watch brands seek to leverage their histories. Turning the pages of popular magazines, we see companies selling watches worn by famous pilots, ... Read more
In today’s marketplace, the watch collector is a savvy operator. It’s not like it was 10 or 15 years ago when information wasn’t readily available. To learn you had to attend horologic fairs, join watch and clock organizations and form private groups. It wasn’t so easy. With the rise of ... Read more
For vintage watch collectors, the difference between a “grail” watch and an ordinary watch is often a matter of small details. The texture of the paint, the length of a hash mark, the style of the serifs or the aging of the lume can all affect the collectability and value ... Read more
Heuer introduced the first automatic chronographs into world markets during the summer of 1969, with three models using its new Caliber 11 movements. Heuer’s existing Autavia and Carrrera were redesigned to accommodate these larger movements, which also allowed Heuer to update these models with a more modern look for the ... Read more
The elements that determine the value of a watch are condition, rarity and complications, and perhaps the biggest one, provenance. A simple watch not worth a couple thousand bucks can bring stacks of cash if it belonged to the right person. Witness Elizabeth Taylor’s Cobra wristwatch. Now imagine if the ... Read more