Heuer Carrera Archived Next came the date wheel

Next came the date wheel with a brushed gold tone if the client was particularly keen on doing it "right"

a pleasing trait and a little nod to the vintage Oyster practicality

That first Datejust of 1945

And with classic Omega styling

Heuer Carrera Archived Next came the date wheelJack Heuer first conceived of the Carrera in 1962, when he was attending the 12 Hours of Sebring race in Florida. It was there, in a conversation with the parents of the legendary Rodriguez brothers (both drivers), that Heuer first heard of the Carrera Panamerica, a treacherous five day race along the Mexican stretch of the Pan American Highway. The nameand the stories of the 27 lives the race claimed during its five year runhaunted him, and he