Heuer Carrera Archived It was a fine summer

It was a fine summer afternoon in late June

Next came the date wheel with a brushed gold tone if the client was particularly keen on doing it "right"

a specialized Valjoux calendar movement based on the famed Calibre 72

and the selection of a Heuer chronograph thus cemented the association with McQueen and the Monaco

Heuer Carrera Archived It was a fine summerJack Heuer first conceived of the Carrera in 1962, when he was attending the 12 Hours of Sebring race in Florida. It was there, in a conversation with the parents of the legendary Rodriguez brothers (both drivers), that Heuer first heard of the Carrera Panamerica, a treacherous five day race along the Mexican stretch of the Pan American Highway. The nameand the stories of the 27 lives the race claimed during its five year runhaunted him, and he