lhooq Posted January 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I wonder if the Carrera Cal 12 dial would fit a Poljot 3133 movement I think it could work, but I'm guessing you'd have to lop off the dial feet (as you would fitting a V7734 dial onto a P3133). Subdial spacing and date window position appear to be identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Tempting, very tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 The question now is the case to use. M, your watch is gorgeous. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsea Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 I've got a real soft spot for these. Love that clasp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneventura Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I think I read this thread more then 10 times already in the past years. It keeps inspiring me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 I think I read this thread more then 10 times already in the past years. It keeps inspiring me! I completely missed this thread resurrection. Glad it's still being read! I still have the Carrera and I still love it. I just need a few hundred bucks so I can have it serviced by the Heuer master in Belgium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi great looking watch but a bit of a silly question here... How come the dial says automatic but the movement is a manual winding movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi great looking watch but a bit of a silly question here... How come the dial says automatic but the movement is a manual winding movement? Not silly at all! The Carrera is an automatic, but you've probably looked at the photos and asked, "Where's the rotor?" Cal. 12 is a micro-rotor movement, and this particular micro-rotor (which is half the diameter of a regular one) is located just above the balance co.ck and completely obscured by the chronograph bridge and a plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dazza Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Ahhh I see thanks for clarifying, thats pretty cool indeed! Completely looks like a manual movement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K12AN Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Wow - what a stunning piece.I absolutely love it!! I'm guessing that there are no reps available for these vintage Heuer watches? I really like this one too: https://heuerville.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/heuer-1614-chonograph-french-made/ The originals are rarely available for sale and if they are, they are expensive. Any reps around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks! The originals are rarely available for sale and if they are, they are expensive. Any reps around? It's weird, but the number of Heuers available for sale have dried up in just the past couple of years. There used to be so many Autavias and Carreras to choose from, and now you're lucky to see more than a couple at any given time on eBay. As for reps, the closest you can get is the Jack Heuer Anniversary Edition, as shown in this thread: http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/171443-jack-heuer-80th-anniversary-carrera/ It's a quartz-powered rep that's based on the recent sorta-reissue. What the OP's photos fail to capture is the pretty nice silver sunburst dial, so try to find other shots out there. I know it's been in a couple of wrist-checks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K12AN Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the reference lhooq. They look interesting, but probably not enough to sway me into purchasing one. A vintage gen watch is likely to be a decent investment, so I would actually guy a gen example (at the right price of course). I noticed that yours has a black datewheel (with white numbers) - is this a deliberate mod or did they make some like this? Edited December 10, 2014 by K12AN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I noticed that yours has a black datewheel (with white numbers) - is this a deliberate mod or did they make some like this? Well spotted, but the interesting thing is that the datewheel is actually dark blue/gray--exactly the same shade as the bezel and registers. As far as I know, mine is the only Carrera with a datewheel of this color. However, I'm not sure if this was the original configuration. When I bought the watch, it had just been serviced by TAG Heuer in Japan, so it's possible that it's a recent modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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