Heuer
Autavia, 1962
Why It Matters
Jack Heuer's first personally designed wristwatch and the debut of the Autavia on the wrist (the name fuses AUTomobile and AVIAtion). The first execution, nicknamed 'Big Subs' for its oversized registers, is the Autavia's origin point; the later 'Rindt' dial and the 2446C Compressor case are evolutions.
Object Details
- Brand
- Heuer
- Family
- Autavia
- Model
- Autavia (1st execution 'Big Subs')
- Reference
- 2446 (1st execution)
- Production
- 1962
- Case
- ~38-39mm
- Material
- Stainless steel, screw-back
- Movement
- Manual Valjoux 72, three-register chronograph
- Dial
- Black dial, oversized 'Big Subs' registers, all-lume dauphine hands
- Complication
- Chronograph; rotating count-up bezel
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