{"product_id":"heuer-carrera-first-execution-as09234","title":"Heuer Carrera First Execution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs far as we're concerned, a vintage Heuer Carrera is about as cool a chronograph as money can buy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom its inception, the Carrera was meant to break the mould set by Heuer’s earlier chronographs. Like the Autavia, the first watch that Jack Heuer had a hand in creating, the Carrera was intended to be a racing watch. But rather than rely on tried-and-true engineering and design language to create the Carrera, Jack Heuer sought to introduce something entirely new, drawing inspiration from the work of masters of modern design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn his student years, Jack Heuer had been inspired by the revolutionary work of Charles-Édouard Jeanneret. History would know Jeanneret as Le Corbusier, the pioneer of modern architecture (and himself a native of La Chaux-de-Fonds, the sleepy Swiss village in which Heuer’s factory was located). Le Corbusier’s concern—one might almost say obsession—with functionality was apparent in his work, which became known for its minimalism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis example, a Reference 2447N, features the classic - arguably perfectly- proportioned 35mm case and uncluttered dial that expresses that minimalist design language brilliantly. Fitted with barrel pushers, a domed acrylic crystal and a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, or black, dial that houses applied beveled indices and a triple register chronograph display. It features all the hallmarks of a late ‘first-execution’ Carrera which include a polished, ‘matchstick’ handset, an unsigned crown, silver printing and ‘ T Swiss’ located in the 6 o'clock sub register.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by a Valjoux 72 manual-winding movement, this example features an exceptional case and a very honest dial with light patination throughout. It comes fitted to a black perforated leather rallye-style strap with a signed stainless steel buckle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTaken as a cohesive whole, the first servies Carrera’s elegant minimalism—like Le Corbusier’s designs—remains evergreen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heuer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40463432810583,"sku":"40991751","price":8850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/DSC_4687-Edit.jpg?v=1730494859","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/heuer-carrera-first-execution-as09234","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}