The tachymeter features blue Corum 163-157-47-F401-PN74 Watch numbers, which crisply sets it apart from the black dial.This Carrera is truly notable and unique.While Heuer is particularly legendary for its connection to automotive racing, as profiled in Arno Michael Haslinger’s “Heuer Chronographs” book, this watch is a visible and tangible sign of the connection.While the Carrera’s Spanish linguistic origins roughly translate to “competition at the highest level,” the Heuer Carrera represents style and design at the highest level, which is why my pick of the upcoming Bonhams Heuer auction on December 15 is Lot 58, the Carrera 45 MG.
The pre-sale estimate on this Corum 163-150-20-B100-FM30R Men's watch is $6,300-$9,000.To see more of Eric’s posts, click here. Eric Wind in Bonhams, Heuer, Vintage Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 9:33PM Editor's Note: Over the coming weeks, each of our writers will identify the watch they think is most interesting from the upcoming Haslinger collection sale.Today, in our fist installement, read why contributor Jason Heaton has a thing for this big ole calculator chronograph from Heuer.If you regularly read Hodinkee, you’ll know that all of us here are suckers for timepieces from the golden age of tool watches.
In the 1960s and ‘70s, before computers became ubiquitous, people still had to rely on their wits and what they wore on their wrists to make decisions.Heuer, of course, was one of those companies timepieces specific to adventurous Corum 163-150-20-B100-FB30R Men's watch endeavors like flying, diving, sailing and auto racing.So when I was asked to pick a favorite piece from the upcoming Bonham’s auction of Arno Haslinger’s collection, with over 80 legendary tool watches from which to choose, it seemed like an easy task.But I kept coming back to a model with a decidedly unadventurous sounding name: Lot 47, a 1972 Calculator.
