108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 221
HeuerCarrera
A very attractive and rare vintage wrist chronograph with 45 min. counter and 1/5 seconds division. This watch was serviced at Wempe/Heuer in April 2022 - with service guarantee card
Sold
estimated
3.000—7.000 €
Price realized
4.500 €
specific features
Case
Steel, screw back, Heuer buckle.
Dial
Black, bar-shaped indexes with luminous tritium dots.
Movement
Manual.
Ref.3647
Cal.Valjoux 92
Diam.36 mm
Circa1963
Ctry.Switzerland
The Heuer Carrera dating from 1963 was originally launched with two or three subsidiary dials, depending on the calibre inside. It is still one of the most sought-after vintage Heuer chronographs; with the slim bezel and the boldly slanted lugs the 36 mm case appears much larger on the wrist than it actually is.
The mechanical hand-wound chronographs of the Carrera model series were characterised by a clear appearance with easy-to-read stop times.
For the latest information on this model, visit Hodinkee Reference Point "In-Depth The Very First Heuer Carrera, Explained".