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Sunday, December 19, 2010

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Monday, December 13, 2010

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The pre-sale estimate on this Corum 163-150-20-B100-FM30R Men's watch is $6,300-$9,000.To see more of Eric’s posts, click here. Eric Wind in Bonhams, Heuer, Vintage Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 9:33PM Editor's Note: Over the coming weeks, each of our writers will identify the watch they think is most interesting from the upcoming Haslinger collection sale.Today, in our fist installement, read why contributor Jason Heaton has a thing for this big ole calculator chronograph from Heuer.If you regularly read Hodinkee, you’ll know that all of us here are suckers for timepieces from the golden age of tool watches.

In the 1960s and ‘70s, before computers became ubiquitous, people still had to rely on their wits and what they wore on their wrists to make decisions.Heuer, of course, was one of those companies timepieces specific to adventurous Corum 163-150-20-B100-FB30R Men's watch endeavors like flying, diving, sailing and auto racing.So when I was asked to pick a favorite piece from the upcoming Bonham’s auction of Arno Haslinger’s collection, with over 80 legendary tool watches from which to choose, it seemed like an easy task.But I kept coming back to a model with a decidedly unadventurous sounding name: Lot 47, a 1972 Calculator.

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In addition, the strap is 18mm, and many people (including me) find the 36 to 18 ratio to be particularly pleasing and proportional to the eye.All of the 1960s Carreras are Corum 163-157-47-F408-PN76R Ladie's watch cool, whether with two or three registers.And Carreras are well-represented in the upcoming Bonhams Haslinger sale.But in my mind, there is one Carrera that I would especially love to have.It is a one-of-a-kind, two register Valjoux 92-powered Carrera (reference 3647) with the MG Cars logo in white above the six o’clock position on the black dial and the name “E.

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The lucky owner of this Tudor got the Corum 163-250-20-0F04-FO30R Men's watch fateful call today, but we have it on good authority that this watch won't be available at most authorized Tudor dealers in Europe until later this summer, and even October or November in Canada.This watch, like all Tudors, will not be available for sale in the US.Click over to 100PERCENT-Rolex for more live images.1. Hodinkee in Tudor, Tudor Monte Carlo Friday, June 18, 2010 at 2:49PM

Editor's Note: Following Jason's selection of the Heuer Calculator from the upcoming Haslinger Collection sale, Eric gives us the history of the Corum 163-250-20-0F03-FB30R Men's watch Carrera and lets us know which lot he's got his eyes on.Of all the Heuer watches ever made, 1960s Carreras rank among the classiest and most important in the brand's 175 year history.The model was named after the epically grueling “Carrera Panamerica” by Jack Heuer after he heard about the race from a Mexican driver named Pedro Rodriguez.

The Carrera Panamerica started at the Mexican border with Guatemala and Corum 163-250-20-0F01-FM30R Men's watch finished at Ciudad Juarez near the U.S.border, pushing man and machine to the limit.Jack Heuer became Heuer’s majority shareholder in 1962 and the Carrera’s introduction in 1964 was one of his first big successes at Heuer’s helm, setting the company on a ten-year run that was arguably one of the most creative and innovative periods in the history of a single Swiss brand.Carreras are versatile watches, looking equally good worn to an important board meeting dressed in a suit or hanging out on a weekend in jeans and a t-shirt.

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Hodinkee in Bamford Watch Department, Rolex, Tudor, Tudor Monte Carlo Monday, November 8, 2010 at 1:00PM The Tudor Heritage Corum 163-250-20-0F05-FZ30R Men's Watch Chrono was easily the biggest surprise of BaselWorld 2010.This Valjoux powered chronograph has become a veritable obsession for even some of the biggest vintage Rolex collectors in the world.Well today, we spotted what are perhaps the first "in the wild" images of a the Tudor Heritage Chronograph, and have to admit, this thing looks goooooood.