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Earlier last year, the movie channels were running Rush, a movie about the chase for the Formula 1 World Championship in 1976. During that movie, the Heuer logo was plastered all over the Ferrari team, as a result of Jack Heuer\'s famous arrangement with ...  

On what I feel to be the best re edition of the Carrera 1964. I learned some details, especially on the story behind these lugs which I find superb, with a lot of character and sensuality. Thank you! Best, Nicolas

I was really intrigued with the inspiration for the lug design which carries into today's Heuer 01, 02T and even the Connected Watch. Thanks for sharing!

According to Jack Heuer. The casemaker Piquarez had come up with these lugs and showed them to Heuer, who loved them and probably bought exclusive rights to the case (he certainly bought exclusive rights to the Monaco case, which was also brought to him b... 

Piquerez--I grew up in Texas and my mind tries to turn all remotely Latin spellings into poor Spanish. And the correct spelling allowed me to rediscover a good synthesis of information on the early Carreras, an article published by Hodinkee in 2013.

I wrote that the 1996 re-edition, like the original, didn\'t say "Carrera" on the dial. That was a typo--"unlike" was the correct word. The originals were so marked. Also, I hinted that the case design added the rehaut, but actually it was the tension rin... 

The Carrera was, and is, one of the great chronographs. I love reading about it. This re-edition is a true beauty.

With such strong DNA and great vintage pieces... I love seeing really great re-releases! What a great piece. Cheers Andrew

I think this might be my favorite neo-vintage Heuer.

My first encounter of this watch was at a secondhand section of a dealer in Tokyo. The one I saw was the black dial with Daytona-like rings. I was on a short transit so decided against getting it. A few months later I found the silver dial in a local deal...