Looks really good

 

IMHO, the Carrera Racing is better designed than the Speedy Tintin. (Please take note, I’m a Tintin fan )

 

I prefer the rectangles for readability. In addition, I also feel it has a less busy look with the rectangles too.

 

Just saw a Heuer Roulettintin on Chrono24. Best of both worlds.

https://www.chrono24.com/all/heuer-...-am--id18039596.htm?SETLANG=en_US&SETCURR=USD

 

The automatic movement actually isn't continuous - it has a number of beats per hour. If you stop a chronograph, you'll actually see it will stop on the exact hash mark on the track! (Don't try this with an 861 Speedmaster though; they used the same dial track from the 321 all these years and only just fixed it with the new update.)

The different colored boxes - or in the case of the original racing dials, the opposing hashmarks - were to make it easier to distinguish whole seconds first and foremost, and then fractions of a second. Helps with making calculations a bit quicker on the run, when you don't need the exact fraction of a second.

We can go in the opposite direction though and make that extra difficult in service of a pretty look if you guys prefer I can't support it though, sorry.

 

I have to agree with @abrod520 on this one. Simply having the chequers is nice but this way they would serve a purpose, improve readability, which is a big part of what the 2447 was about. So that's a big plus. Ara's Carrera is not just a re-edition of 2447sn. It brings something new to the table while at the same time respecting Heuer's heritage. It's a knock-out. If anyone finds a dial maker than can make one at a reasonable cost I'm signing up. If Ara agrees of course.

 

Hmmm.... might have a go at integrating this into the 42mm version I put together. I think there's a 50/50 shot it'll look either cool or too busy, but it's all in fun so why not

 

Would you like something like that? I love the concepts in this post

 

Working on something like it, but just using the red outer ring as a design motif rather than changing the scale. Should be able to finish it pretty soon since I'm just building on my previous one

 

You're on point, @Albert-AMG

Renders only go so far in visually expressing a concept, but in my imagination I can see the lights of store shimmering off a glossy dial with B&W checkered boxes around the rim, along with a red outer ring pulling it all together. To me it screams vintage Heuer with a modern flair.

My main goal in creating a render is to create a “design wish list” mostly because it makes me happy, and when enthusiasts here at C11 and IG like it as much as I do — well, that’s pretty cool feeling.

Can’t create a design that pleases everyone, but that really wasn’t my goal. I just wanted to create an idea that was fun to look it. The fact that some of you guys want it to actually exist is really amazing.

 

Oh, definitely. I've been on the hunt for a dial maker but really difficult project. All the usual leads go nowhere. I might have to create my own.

 

Fast work!

 

It's getting closer to a Roulette Wheel everyday. Just add a green square .

 

Not like .

I assume that is some sort of limited edition?

@Aquagraph have you got this one on your list of limited runs?

 

How would black hands on the white* dial look?

* Or red, just a definite contrast to the main dial.