Heuer — Carrera

Carrera

Produced 1969. By 1969 reference 1153 had moved the Carrera to a 38.2mm tonneau stainless steel case built around the Calibre 11/12 architecture, the largest and most modern silhouette among its earlier siblings. It is set apart here by a…

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Heuer Carrera 1153
Reference1153
BrandHeuer
FamilyCarrera
Produced1969
StatusDiscontinued
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1969 — 8 min read1969: Three Finish Lines for the First Automatic ChronographZenith named it El Primero, a Swiss consortium put the crown on the left, and Seiko sold a 6139 in Japan while the others were still pouring coffee for journalists. Collectors have been picking a winner ever since.

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