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Lot Essay
Heuer Carrera watches from the 1960s have become an iconic chronograph model due to their clean dial design and architecturally-inspired cases. The flared flat lugs of the Carrera case were completely novel at the time and Carrera watches with the same style of angled lugs remain a cornerstone of TAG Heuer’s product line today.
The present watch is a remarkable and beautiful example with a rare “inverse panda” dial and tachymeter track suggesting it was designed and marketed for use by a race car driver. James Hunt wore a similar watch except with three registers rather than two registers.
The dial remains in excellent condition and it notably includes its original Gay Frères double grain-of-rice bracelet. To find a Carrera in this original and unpolished condition with beautiful inverse dial and with this bracelet is truly rare.
For further information on the origin of the Heuer Carrera, see HODINKEE.com, December 24, 2013, "In-Depth: The Very First Heuer Carrera, Explained" by Eric Wind.
The present watch is a remarkable and beautiful example with a rare “inverse panda” dial and tachymeter track suggesting it was designed and marketed for use by a race car driver. James Hunt wore a similar watch except with three registers rather than two registers.
The dial remains in excellent condition and it notably includes its original Gay Frères double grain-of-rice bracelet. To find a Carrera in this original and unpolished condition with beautiful inverse dial and with this bracelet is truly rare.
For further information on the origin of the Heuer Carrera, see HODINKEE.com, December 24, 2013, "In-Depth: The Very First Heuer Carrera, Explained" by Eric Wind.