I've just been reading through http://carrera.calibre11.com/1960s-heuer-carrera/ and stopped when I saw this image of a two-register Carrera variant:



I imagine whoever the owner of this example is has no interest in selling his and understandably so, but the clean non-tachymeter dial and two register layout looks absolutely stunning, what reference is this version with the 45 minute minute counter, and how long were they in production?

 

Thanks for that Eric, I'm actually not very familiar with the early hand-wound Vajloux calibres as I've only had Cal 320/321s and EPs in the past but is the 92 just a two register version of the 72 or are there other differences that led Heuer to price it $20 below the V.72 version?

 

Yes, Mark and Jeff did a great job with the Carrera reference guide at OTD, which is certainly worth checking out. I agree with Abel that it's the panda/ reverse panda models that have really pushed up prices- the plain dials are better value.

Abel's photo is a better representation of how these look in real-life too- the silver is not quite as vivid as the top photo.

I do like these "basic" dials- no tachy scale, no decimetre scale....very pure.

dc

 

Are there any non-tritium versions or being a tool watch did they all come with lume?

 

Very nice, I'm guessing given the condition of so many of these the water resistance is reasonable for a dry weather chronograph, are redials fairly rare among old Carreras?

 

Amazing how close that is to the first re-edition from 1996 (below). Sure, the 2447D is even closer, but it has the same Silver and Blue combination

 

Gorgeous pair you have there, is that bracelet a factory original option for the Carrera?

 

Here's another Date Carrera

 

There's not really a great hard and fast rule for the vintage Heuers- but for 1st gen Carreras you're mostly right

- S is sometimes used for standard- but it's (almost) always referring to a white/ silver dial (Carrera 2447S is silver; 2447N is black (= "Noir" in French). The "rules" get a bit messed up. This is a Carrera 7753 SND (great photo by Onthedash) - so here, S is for silver; N for the Black sub-dials and D for Decimeter

- In the same way, P in the Carrera line is for Pulsemeter scale, but in the later Autavia line P is for Plongeur (= French for "Diver")
- For the Monaco, there is the 1133G (G = grise/ grey)- photo from Heuerville

...but the 1533G has a dial of a totally different hue...you'd think this was silver...it's certainly not grey.


dc

 

Oh wow that 1133G is stunning

 

How big is the premium carried by the 2447SN over the standard black / silver dial 2447? Reading through the Calibre11 Carrera First Generation page: http://carrera.calibre11.com/1960s-heuer-carrera/

It mentions it being rare, is it a model that was really produced in significantly lower numbers than the non-panda dials or is it a bit like the exotic dial Daytonas in that demand has forced prices up even though significant supply does exist rather than actual rarity?

I understand why there is such a premium, its a very beautiful watch