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lot 33

lot 33

Heuer

Carrera 'Dato 45'

REFERENCE: 3147N
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless Steel
CASE DIAMETER: 36 mm

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Estimate: US$ 9,000 - 12,000

Lot Closed

Lot Details

STRAP: Black Corfam strap with Heuer pin buckle
DIAL: Black
MOVEMENT: Manual
CALIBRE: Landeron 189
FUNCTIONS: Date, Chronograph
BOX: None
PAPERS: None
ACCESSORIES: Heuer leather case

PROVENANCE
Phillips / Lot 29 / The Crosthwaite & Gavin Collection: Exceptional Heuer Chronographs From The Jack Heuer Era / Geneva / 11 November 2017
Acquired from the above by the present owner

PUBLISHED
Richard Crosthwaite & Paul Gavin, Heuer Carrera Chronographs 1963-85, pgs. 130,132 & 133 (illustrated)

LOT ESSAY
Launched in 1966, the Carrera Dato 45, named after its 45 minutes register, was powered by a Landeron caliber 189. The Swiss movement manufacture, based in Le Landeron, was famous for the quality of its chronograph movements and it was, therefore, a very logical choice for Heuer to have them supply the heart of their new reference.

The present 1st execution dial features an original and unusual positioning of the date at 12 o'clock and two registers, whilst the second execution would see the date moved to the 9 o'clock position where it would not be hidden by the chronograph hand. Consequently, the running seconds register disappeared from this later execution, allowing a better reading of both the date and the chronograph.

Heuer

Heuer (presently TAG Heuer S.A.) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker that designs, manufactures, and markets watch and fashion accessories, as well as eyewear and mobile phones manufactured under license by other companies and carrying the TAG Heuer brand name.

The company began as Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG, founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in St. Imier, Switzerland. The name TAG Heuer combines the initials of "Techniques d'Avant Garde" and the founder's surname. In 1985, TAG Group purchased a majority stake in the company, forming TAG Heuer. In 1999, French luxury good conglomerate LVMH bought nearly 100 percent of the Swiss company. Currently based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the company also maintains a watchmaking workshop in Cornol, Switzerland. It is led by CEO Frédéric Arnault, while Jack Heuer, the great-grandson of the founder, is the honorary chairman.

The relationship between sports and the brand is a long one, in fact from its inception in 1860, Heuer was dedicating chronographs and sports instruments, directing his watchmaking effort toward performance and improving chronograph mechanism.

The Heuer company introduce the first "MICROPGRAPH" in 1916 that measured time to the nearest 1/100th of a second for which it has also obtained a patent. With such a high level of precision, this invention sparked a new dimension in sports and sealed the brand's intimate association with sporting events often acting as the official timekeeper.

Internationally recognised as the leader in prestige sports watches, Tag Heuer is known for its precision time-keeping devices and distinctive styling with a philosophy dedicated to cutting-edge design, innovation, and strategy that propelled the brand to the forefront of consumer demand.