{"product_id":"heuer-camaro-gubelin-as03309","title":"Heuer Camaro Gübelin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heuer Camaro has a small and dedicated group of fans. We count ourselves very much in that camp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter how many we see pass through our doors, each one gets us just as revved up as the last. But there’s something special to be said about the Camaro we offer here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Reference 73345, this particular example features a gold plated case with virtually no signs of wear or polish to its factory-brushed finish. Powered by a manually-winding Valjoux 7733, this two-register chronograph is fitted with silver sunburst dial with a retailer signature from the Swiss luxury brand Gübelin, indicating that it was most likely sold in its home market between 1968-1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've had a LOT of Heuer Camaros come through our doors - we're always on the hunt for quality examples. But this is only the second example we've ever had with a double signature - and the first from Gübelin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's no telling when or if we may ever see another, so if you're as much a fan of these quirky, cool, and incredibly comfortable sporty chronographs, you know what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What is a Camaro?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith these words, Chevrolet introduced the Camaro to the press in 1966. As these words suggest, the Camaro was meant to be Chevy’s answer to the Ford Mustang. While Chevy’s previous car, the Corvair, was a rear-engine design that was boxy and compact, the Camaro was built on the same body as the Pontiac Firebird and had the same front-engine drive as the Mustang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough at first glance the Camaro fit the bill of a “pony car” like the Mustang, its long lines terminated in unexpected curves, resulting in something that looked different from anything else available on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeuer launched its own Camaro in 1968. As something of an outlier when compared to the automatic chronographs Heuer would release the following year, the Camaro lived very much in the shadows. It had one of the shortest production runs of all the models, only a few short years, which led to its relative rarity today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHowever, rather than detract from the Camaro’s desirability, its relative obscurity only increases it in our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt has a distinctive style, made evident in the case: a softened cushion with straight lugs. Thinner (and much more comfortable on the wrist) than Heuer’s “other” square chronograph, the Monaco, the Camaro wears larger than its 37mm would suggest. Moreover, the variance of finishing—polishing on the sides, brush finishing on the top—makes it visually arresting from any angle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heuer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29243896889431,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Heuer_CAMARO_GOLD_PLATE_GUBELIN_AS03309_6.jpg?v=1562162109","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/heuer-camaro-gubelin-as03309","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}