Posts Tagged ‘Carrera’
2447 NST Heuer Carrera Second Execution
This 2447 NST is every millimeter the chronograph that a 6239 Daytona is, a motorsport thoroughbred which is critically too little esteemed. The NST is about as collected as the Carrera gets, a truly rare bird in this condition. It’s in the article on thee Heuer website, On the Dash, where Jeff Stein placed it…
Read More2447SN Heuer Carrera
The early Carrera has always been every bit the watch a 6239 Daytona or 105.012 Speedmaster is (perhaps just a hair less to the Speedy for the 321). However, it’s always been the odd one out, a sort of third-musketeer. Yet, in quality of design and fulfilling its role as a racing chronograph, the Carrera…
Read More2447NST Heuer Carrera Second Execution
There is no objective reason early Carreras should not be held in exactly the same esteem as manual pump pusher Daytonas. But that’s particularly the case for this, the 2447NST. NST here denotes a black dial with tachymetre, which really completes the minimal Carrera aesthetic by tying in Heuer’s motorsport history more literally. It’s properly…
Read MoreBeyer Dial ‘Dato 45’ Heuer 3147S Carrera
There are tales from years ago of clients requesting their Pateks from Tiffany specifically to not bear the Tiffany name on the dial. Even today, there are a tiny subset of collectors who believe having two names on a dial detracts from the watchmaker’s equity. Today’s market, however, violently disagrees. A Tiffany Nautilus is, apparently,…
Read More‘Shelby Cobra’ Dial 3147N Heuer Carrera Dato 12
This is just a Heuer in the same way that an original Shelby Cobra is just a car; it isn’t. It’s more akin to a mythical beast, one that will get your blood pumping if you know what you’re looking at. Toward the later half of the 1960s, Heuer worked with a few different companies…
Read More‘Silver Script’ 3647N Heuer Carrera
There’s nothing like an obscure, meaningless detail to get watch enthusiasts researching. Early Carreras and early Daytonas share more than just a column-wheel Valjoux 72 heartbeat. We’re talking same hour markers, milled subdials, and subdial numerals. See, the earliest Carreras had dials manufactured by Singer—the very same of Rolex fame. And these Singer dials came…
Read MoreVolvo Dial 2447NST Heuer Carrera
Safety has never looked so sexy. Volvo make sensible cars for sensible people. I have many friends for whom an XC90 is more akin to the family dog than a mode of transport. As someone who comes from a very Swedish family, I can assure you the Swedish do not often take massive risks. We…
Read MoreFirst Execution 2447T Heuer Carrera
In my town, there is a restaurant called The Kitchen, which happens to be owned and operated by Elon Musk’s brother, Kimbal, who if you didn’t know is a restauranteur. It does three things really well: First, the menu is never overwhelming, a few simple entrées executed perfectly, matching the season. Second, it’s just a…
Read More3147N Heuer Carrera Dato 12 First Execution
Variety is the spice of life and quirky date windows are the joie de vivre de Heuer Carreras. Some of the earliest dates on a Carrera can come at 12, as shown here. Or 45, in the latter iterations or very latter Hodinkee LE. But also 6, as in the 1153 Carrera. Or you can…
Read More‘Silver Script’ 3647N Heuer Carrera
There’s nothing like an obscure, meaningless detail to get watch enthusiasts researching. Early Carreras and early Daytonas share more than just a column-wheel Valjoux 72 heartbeat. We’re talking same hour markers, milled subdials, and subdial numerals. See, the earliest Carreras had dials manufactured by Singer—the very same of Rolex fame. And these Singer dials came…
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