The new limited edition Autavia features a so-called “Panda dial”(white dial with black counters), with redesigned bezel graduations, a solid caseback versus exhibition, and a few other changes, otherwise, its specifications are the same. Lastly, the bezel is wider on the modern version.įollowing the initial Autavia launch, last fall TAG Heuer introduced the Autavia Jack Heuer 85th Anniversary Limited Edition, limited to 1932 numbered pieces representing Jack Heuer’s birth year. Also, the movement is now manufactured by TAG Heuer whereas the old Autavias used Valjoux calibers. That model comes with a reverse Panda dial (black dial with white counters) and a slightly larger 42 mm case, as opposed to the 39 mm case of the past model. 2446 Mark 3 Rindt, which was named after famous F1 driver Jochen Rindt. Naturally, those Autavias wristwatches and dash clocks, which have achieved vintage status, are all highly collectible now.įast forward to Baselworld 2017 and TAG Heuer launched a close re-interpretation of the 1966 Heuer Autavia Ref. They became so popular they remained in the collection until 1986. Heuer, the company that preceded TAG Heuer, manufactured their first dash counter for racing cars and aircraft in 1933, calling it “Autavia” which is a contraction of AUTomobile and AVIAtion.īy 1962, the CEO, Jack Heuer, decided to start making Autavia wristwatches, which like the dash counters were designed for racing.
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