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2020-04-05T00:50:20Z

The Racing Chronograph

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	[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg\|thumb\|Heuer Autavia]]		[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg\|thumb\|Heuer Autavia]]
	The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. This made more complex measurements easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the [[Autavia]] (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.		The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. This made more complex measurements easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the [[Autavia]] (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.

	Interesting fact: [[Autavia]] is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”		Interesting fact: [[Autavia]] is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”

Richard: /* The Racing Chronograph */

2020-04-05T00:49:18Z

The Racing Chronograph

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	==The Racing Chronograph==		==The Racing Chronograph==
	[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg\|thumb\|Heuer Autavia]]		[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg\|thumb\|Heuer Autavia]]
	The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. ~~The rotating tachy~~ made more complex measurements ~~(like average speed over long distances)~~ easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the Autavia (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.		The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. This made more complex measurements easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the [[Autavia]] (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.

	Interesting fact: Autavia is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”		Interesting fact: [[Autavia]] is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”

Richard: /* The Racing Chronograph */

2020-04-05T00:48:25Z

The Racing Chronograph

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	The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. The rotating tachy made more complex measurements (like average speed over long distances) easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the Autavia (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.		The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. The rotating tachy made more complex measurements (like average speed over long distances) easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the Autavia (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.

	Interesting fact: Autavia is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”		Interesting fact: Autavia is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”

Richard: /* The Racing Chronograph */

2020-04-05T00:48:14Z

The Racing Chronograph

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	==The Racing Chronograph==		==The Racing Chronograph==
	[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg\|thumb\|Heuer Autavia]]		[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg\|thumb\|Heuer Autavia]]
	The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics ~~(Autavia is a portmanteau of both “auto” and “aviation”)~~. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. The rotating tachy made more complex measurements (like average speed over long distances) easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the Autavia (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.		The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics. The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. The rotating tachy made more complex measurements (like average speed over long distances) easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the Autavia (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco\|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.

			Interesting fact: Autavia is a combination of both “auto” and “aviation”

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==The Racing Chronograph==
[[File:Autavia-Siffert.jpg|thumb|Heuer Autavia]]
The [[Heuer]] [[Autavia]] started life as a dashboard timer in the 1930s, used in both racing cars and aeronautics (Autavia is a portmanteau of both “auto” and “aviation”). The original Autavia was eventually replaced by the Monte Carlo and the Auto-Rallye, but in the early ’60s when Jack [[Heuer]] was looking to revamp his range of chronographs he returned to the Autavia name. The resulting watch was the first Heuer chronograph with a rotating bezel. In 1967 when [[Heuer]] launched a new case design, it included a tachymeter scale on the rotating bezel. The rotating tachy made more complex measurements (like average speed over long distances) easier; thanks to Heuer’s reputation on the dashes of earlier rally cars, the Autavia (and later [[Heuer]] Chronos like the [[Heuer Monaco|Monaco]]) became a hit with racers like Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt and Jo Siffert in the ’60s and through the’70s. And while Heuer’s [[Heuer Monaco|Monaco]] and Carrera are considered the brand’s greatest racing chronographs, the [[Autavia]] started that foundation.