Never Meet Your Heroes: Finding a Heuer Carrera 2447S
They always say ��never meet your heroes'. The same often applies in Watchworld. That gorgeous IWC Portofino you thought was the pinnacle of refinement and gorgeousness turns out to look like an oversized Christmas chocolate coin on your wrist.But sometimes it works out.I've had an obsession with anything with an engine since I was old enough to peer under a car bonnet or look into a watch case. The two things have always sublimated into 1960s and ��70s Heuers.Collecting vintage Heuers is only a slightly slower route to the poorhouse than vintage Ferraris, so I'd always avoided getting behind the wheel and just looked from afar. But covet? Oh yes. Plenty of coveting.It was always the Carrera 2447S. And an early one at that. The one with the eggshelly, very slightly shiny Singer dial, before the silvered starburst thing hit. The simplicity was what did it for me. None of the rail-crash of telemeter, tachy, range and sliderule dials that you so often see on pre-60s watches. No panda-dial f

41st Anniversary of Apollo 11 - Let's see 'em
Today is the 41st anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11. Let's see those Pre-Moon Speedies!Here is my 1966 Ref. 105-012, the same watch that a friend told me he wore on both his Gemini and Apollo missions:

The long wait begins
It's only June and I've already spent way too much money on watches this year...They are currently living comfortably in my AD's vault in a distant land, and I won't be able to see them until the end of the year when I finally have some time to visit. For now, I can only ask for pictures of my babies every once in a while...IMG-20140530-WA0003.jpgIMG-20140530-WA0000.jpgIMG_0026.JPGIMG_0017.JPG

Dilemma, what to do??
Recently the 5980 has been giving me an itch, especially the grey dial version, (though I have yet to see one) which as hard as I try to resist it, is a persistent little sod.Now unfortunately funds is a little short at the moment. But would you consider doing the following trade?My 5205G against the 5980A? Now I understand that they are two very different watches and complications, but I would very much appreciate your views and comments.Thank you.RegardsTony

Back from Basel, 116710LN & 116710BLNR not in Rolex book
So the BLNR and the LN GMT's were missing from the catalogue and pricelist handed out at Basel. Why is this not bigger news?