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December 5th, 2019

Watching John Glenn — An Overview and Bibliography Covering of the Watches of John Glenn

On December 10, 2019, Phillips will sell two watches previously owned by Colonel John Glenn, in its “Game Changers” auction.  The sale of these two watches has generated considerable interest in the watches owned by Glenn.  Here are Phillips catalog entries for the two watches being sold in the Game Changers auction — LeCoultre “Lucky 13”

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November 4th, 2019

Monaco 50th Anniversary — Celebrating the Five Decades of the Monaco

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Monaco chronograph, in March 1969, over the months from May to October 2019, TAG Heuer offered five Limited Edition models of new Monaco chronographs.  Each model was limited to 169 pieces, and incorporated the design codes of one of the five decades in the life of the Monaco. 

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August 16th, 2019

A Noteworthy Watch — Breitling’s “Scott Carpenter” Cosmonaute

In our “Noteworthy Watch” postings, we cover some watches that may be particularly interesting to collectors.  In today’s posting, we cover a watch that I have just added to my collection, the Breitling Cosmonaute, Reference 809, as worn by Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter.  Carpenter flew the Mercury-Atlas 7 flight, on May 24, 1962, becoming the second American to orbit the earth. 

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July 9th, 2019

Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Celebrations — Thoughts on TAG Heuer’s 50th Anniversary Monacos

The weekend of June 14 to June 17, 2019 was a big one for celebrations.  On Friday, June 14, TAG Heuer introduced the second in its series of five Monaco 50th Anniversary Limited Edition chronographs; on Saturday, June 15, our daughter celebrated her 21st birthday; Sunday, June 16 was Father’s Day, a four-generation celebration in our family;

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March 20th, 2019

Anatomy of the (Three-Handed) Autavia – Introducing the Isograph

March 20, 2019 is a historic day for TAG Heuer. In 1933, Heuer introduced its Autavia dashboard timer, a 12-hour stopwatch designed for AUTomobiles and AVIAtion. In 1962, the Autavia name moved to the new chronographs that the company introduced, again with the features designed for racers, rally navigators and pilots. Today, TAG Heuer has introduced its first “three-hand” Autavia,

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