Reference Points: The Heuer Carrera

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  • Опубліковано 23 лют 2023
  • In our longest episode of Reference Points yet, Hodinkee Founder Ben Clymer invites TAG Heuer's Heritage Director, Nicholas Biebuyck to discuss the history and specs of all Carreras in the vintage era, specifically before the acquisition of Heuer by TAG in the mid-1980s. Also included are mentions of the special pieces that have come along since, and a few pieces that immediately preceded the actual Carrera family.
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  • @anthonytech5495
    @anthonytech5495 Рік тому +32

    What a pleasant surprise on this Friday morning

  • @robinh2923
    @robinh2923 Рік тому +36

    This is hodinkee at its finest - more content like this please! pure passion for watch collecting! well done!

  • @sumitkar8146
    @sumitkar8146 Рік тому +15

    Ben is so effortlessly great - understated excellence

  • @keisuke880806
    @keisuke880806 Рік тому +5

    Classic Hodinkee is back!!!

  • @UnseenHero
    @UnseenHero Рік тому +5

    My favorite video series by Hodinkee

  • @thetruebatman4632
    @thetruebatman4632 Рік тому +5

    Hodinkee is such a purist establishment. Tag Heuer gets so much hate from nearly every other watch channel or “influencer” because they’re not mentioned in rap songs or flashed by athletes and rockstars, they don’t appreciate 200% in a year, blah blah blah but for those of us that don’t care to ever sell a watch that we buy because we buy it after being fascinated by it, or those of us that don’t care to wear a watch because someone else wears it and it must make us cool, the effort and ingenuity that Tag has put into their watches especially lately, for the price they’re just irresistible. Awesome episode Ben, makes me hungry for one on the Monaco 🤷🏼‍♂️ just sayin lol

  • @Higher750
    @Higher750 Рік тому +11

    So enjoyable. Nicholas really made this fun and interesting, and Ben always teasing out good extra details. Could watch this kind of discussion for hours.

  • @pilotstyle123
    @pilotstyle123 Рік тому +5

    That was so fun, a real spokesperson for the brand

  • @gtv4264
    @gtv4264 9 днів тому

    Very nice video! I still have my Carrerea 1153 I got in 1973. It still works, and I love it❤

  • @martinblanklikeswatches
    @martinblanklikeswatches Рік тому +6

    I love seeing the evolution of the Carrera. The solid gold ones are amazing!

  • @YoungBrando
    @YoungBrando Рік тому +4

    A return to form! I quite like Nicholas Biebuyck's phrase "anthropological collector" that he introduces towards the end -- very suggestive!

  • @domokun938
    @domokun938 Рік тому +6

    Back to classic Hodinkee love it. Glad i have a 90s CS3111 re-edition

    • @tpcam78
      @tpcam78 Рік тому

      Me too. Wearing it right now.

  • @alectang1614
    @alectang1614 Рік тому +2

    Just collected my 60th anniversary Panda today! Perfect timing!

  • @IlluminatingWatches
    @IlluminatingWatches Рік тому +2

    The Volvo watch is insane. This was a great way to learn about the Carrera history in one quick watch. Great video!

  • @sparshrastogi2646
    @sparshrastogi2646 Рік тому +3

    Yes!! Glad to see a video of the Carrera. Wearing my 2447N now 😊

  • @LouisMorales-zx3jm
    @LouisMorales-zx3jm Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the video. Great history on the Carrera watches. New 39mm GlassBox Carreras are amazing.

  • @vnctmrn
    @vnctmrn Рік тому +5

    I have a CS3111 that left the Factory the same day I was born :)

  • @RolexTimex
    @RolexTimex Рік тому +2

    Finally, Tag gets the video I've been waiting for.

  • @FBinTexasNate
    @FBinTexasNate Рік тому +6

    Gotta say, I knew Heuer had history but not this much. This was awesome, Ben is refreshing.

  • @cezarb4047
    @cezarb4047 Рік тому +2

    Fantastic episode, and a beautiful watch with a full blooded history

  • @SteveKiernan-zb5dq
    @SteveKiernan-zb5dq Рік тому

    Amazing. This is why I love watches and specifically Heuer. 110.573F stunning. Thank you Ben and Nicholas.

  • @mackledee
    @mackledee 10 місяців тому

    Wow, bravo. Brilliant conversation. Amazing pieces. Fascinating history. Love this.

  • @cemozd
    @cemozd 11 місяців тому

    This might be the best Reference Points. One watch to rule them all!

  • @chadbailey7038
    @chadbailey7038 Рік тому

    Fascinating conversation. Thanks for sharing & educating!

  • @Theultimateclimber
    @Theultimateclimber Рік тому +1

    Please do more of these 🙏😊

  • @MrKayDeeJay
    @MrKayDeeJay Рік тому

    Great video, thank you!

  • @DaveMGmovies
    @DaveMGmovies Рік тому +2

    Love this video -- the passion and knowledge shines through. I thought I knew some of the history but learned so much. I'm lucky to own a 1970 1153 but now I'm coveting one of the precursor manual winds from the the 1960s (if only I had the brass razoos). More like this please Hodinkee

    • @tpcam78
      @tpcam78 Рік тому

      Take a look at the CS series Carreras from the 90s. They are very similar to the 60s manual wind watches. The CS3110 shown on this video is almost identical to the vintage 2447D.

    • @DaveMGmovies
      @DaveMGmovies Рік тому

      @@tpcam78 Thanks for the steer Tim -- much appreciated.

  • @corywong2522
    @corywong2522 Рік тому

    Funny how I just gifted myself one for my 30th and this video comes out shortly after, cheers!

  • @davidrg1550
    @davidrg1550 4 місяці тому

    Totally new appreciation for the Carrera

  • @QatarMoto
    @QatarMoto 3 місяці тому

    I bloody love it and I am going to buy it in next few days❤

  • @alvarogil8954
    @alvarogil8954 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant!

  • @MP_pov
    @MP_pov Рік тому

    Crazy volume of information well presented, well done Nick. I always loved Heuer but never really felt anything for the Carrera - not any more!

  • @MAURIZIOOOO
    @MAURIZIOOOO Рік тому +2

    Il più bel cronografo della storia!

  • @Idk-dd2gn
    @Idk-dd2gn Рік тому

    HEAVENLY VIDEO

  • @grabturismo9782
    @grabturismo9782 Рік тому +2

    Please do more of these! I just started getting into watches and this video's a great history lesson.

  • @temgkh
    @temgkh Рік тому

    Yes! My favorite chrono

  • @giuseppehess9019
    @giuseppehess9019 Рік тому

    So exited for the skipper to come back this month.

  • @funkydrops
    @funkydrops Рік тому

    This is oh so good

  • @MJagger89
    @MJagger89 Рік тому

    Superb!

  • @dimitriostsiganis
    @dimitriostsiganis Рік тому

    Very interesting and pleasant video.
    And at last someone from the swiss watch industry that debunks the myth of the "quartz crisis".

  • @Jay864
    @Jay864 Рік тому

    Great Episode, really fascinating. Some trepidation about what a ‘Reimagining’ of the Carerra will look like though. I was hoping the 60th would be more of a clue of where it’s going rather than a full stop before it goes in a new direction.

  • @frunkie24
    @frunkie24 Рік тому +1

    Damn Ben is looking fresh!! 🔥🙌

  • @pietrocarducci
    @pietrocarducci Рік тому

    Hey Hodinkee: how about a Rolex Bubble Back Reference Points next?! That'll be a blast from the past for sure!!

  • @avip671
    @avip671 Рік тому +1

    Do this for the autavias!

  • @shuycg
    @shuycg Рік тому

    Amazing that you have to guess when these models were produced.

  • @thebludragon8353
    @thebludragon8353 Рік тому

    The Carrera is not the only watch to use a tension ring, assuming that even is a tension ring. Tension rings sit on the edge of the crystal, not beneath it. Some watches with poly crystals have tension rings (GS Evertite comes to mind) that deform to get a better watertight seal. If it sits beneath the crystal, and it tells time, its a chapter ring. If it doesn’t, it’s a rehaut. Many Seikos use chapter rings to locate the crystal depth-wise, they contribute a bit to the structure of the crystal at depth but probably in insignificant amounts under normal use.

  • @mayankpahuja1876
    @mayankpahuja1876 Рік тому +1

    So beautiful, I was looking at them like a kid in a candy store, but I am wondering what went wrong with Tag.

  • @aeolus1982
    @aeolus1982 Рік тому +1

    oh shoot… i love and collect them and this video will make it more difficult to obtain them in the future 😅

  • @cohan.forcer
    @cohan.forcer Рік тому

    I need a Datejust one!

  • @Dakshmarwah
    @Dakshmarwah Рік тому

    Brilliant video. Its sad to see how TAG is just busy selling junk nowdays and not using the vintage DNA of it's iconic references.

  • @realricciardo85
    @realricciardo85 Рік тому +2

    Would you consider the 73473/73373 family as Carreras without the name as well? Cheers

    • @vasquelfargos6638
      @vasquelfargos6638 Рік тому

      You mean like the same as the late 90s reedition??

    • @realricciardo85
      @realricciardo85 Рік тому

      Exactly! 👌 And as for the so called early pre Carreras from the late fifties mentioned in the video.

  • @vs4544
    @vs4544 Рік тому

    29:30 Those drivers were in a sense crazy. The F1 cars of that era weren’t far off from being a tub with an engine and fuel tank. Had to have been fearless or crazy to throw those around the track the way they did.

  • @bernardhossmoto
    @bernardhossmoto Рік тому

    What would be your post-apocalypse-watch and what would be your backup on the other arm?

  • @mosmarb
    @mosmarb 7 днів тому

    Dato 12 and Dato 9? Those are both Dato 45s, just the initial '66 model having the date at 12 and the follow-up with date at 9 - they were never called Dato 12 and 9. That would have caused confusion with the calendar watch, which was the 12 Dato.

  • @876yuugt
    @876yuugt Рік тому +1

    36mm B&W please.

  • @j.j.911
    @j.j.911 7 днів тому

    Twinning.

  • @ivanpiva4415
    @ivanpiva4415 8 місяців тому

    Steve McQueen Monaco is my classic watch , it never dates

  • @mr0ptimistic
    @mr0ptimistic Рік тому

    ANYONE know what watch Ben is wearing?

    • @_traveller88
      @_traveller88 Рік тому +1

      Omega Speedmaster ST 375.0084

    • @tpcam78
      @tpcam78 Рік тому +2

      Looks like the Hodinkee Skipper

    • @_traveller88
      @_traveller88 Рік тому +1

      @@tpcam78 Yes, you're right. It's not his Omega. I can see the Heuer logo on the top. The omega has a subdial in that position👌

  • @mr0ptimistic
    @mr0ptimistic Рік тому +1

    Looking forward to their WW release

  • @edotedy
    @edotedy Рік тому

    Lads, CS3110 is from the late 90s to early 2000s no?

    • @tpcam78
      @tpcam78 Рік тому +1

      Yes, released in 1996 and made until roughly 2004. The picture caption saying 2010s is wrong.
      It was known as the 1964 Carrera Re-Edition because, as mentioned in this video, TAG mistakenly thought that the Carrera was released in 1964.

    • @edotedy
      @edotedy Рік тому

      @@tpcam78 Yessir, I got a crispy CS3111 from 98 and I did research this watch extensively then before purchasing 3 years ago, one of my better purchases.

    • @tpcam78
      @tpcam78 Рік тому

      @@edotedynice work 👍. I’ve got a CS3111 too. Bought it brand new a long time ago. Got a mint CS3110 two years ago. They are pretty much the only watches I wear now. Seeing a picture of a 2447SN in a early 2000s TAG advertisement is what got me hooked lol.

  • @RolexTimex
    @RolexTimex Рік тому

    Is that Ben's brother

  • @mdomich
    @mdomich Рік тому +1

    Two Benjamins in the same room.

  • @kill_em_dafoe
    @kill_em_dafoe Рік тому

    Ah, UA-cam. Giving a voice to the voiceless.

  • @jeanlefranc3817
    @jeanlefranc3817 Рік тому

    Glad Ben got the message the H was in a pretty bad shape and that he was needed back.

  • @seanc5827
    @seanc5827 28 днів тому

    Twins

  • @Csibu89
    @Csibu89 Рік тому

    I see like three different watches at best, and one guy altogether.

  • @yungdadi
    @yungdadi Рік тому +1

    Why does Hodinkee hate Anold&Son?

  • @mattk2531
    @mattk2531 Рік тому

    Cool history, but Tag is just that bad of a brand

  • @swailsmcfadden8149
    @swailsmcfadden8149 2 місяці тому

    You guys are hypocrites you guys always think you know more about watches than the public do and you don’t do all your homework. You talk bad about TAG back in the days now all of a sudden trying to give us some shine. Nobody on this planet. I’m not a follower I’m a tag leaderTAG watches

  • @eugeniozanda7230
    @eugeniozanda7230 2 місяці тому

    32:47 These ones are really bold and catcheye watches, I would love to have one of these...!

  • @harrisonmorris1800
    @harrisonmorris1800 2 місяці тому

    There are no other videos on carreras like this one, unfortunately. I was forced to watch a hodinkee video. I'm disgusted by myself for this. Good video tho but still..... yuck

  • @shademanirvanipour6870
    @shademanirvanipour6870 3 місяці тому

    You go over £2.000000 or more on this table

  • @z3r0sum19
    @z3r0sum19 Рік тому

    Ben's "hmph.." is like a master saying "good enough answer" this is not an interview, just ben testing this dude 🫣