Autavia "Siffert"
Ref. 1163 T
Year: Early 70'ties
Movement: Cal. 11 unmodified
This is one of the most celebrated automatic Heuers. The white dial is not as common as the black and it is associated with the Swiss formula 1 driver Jo Siffert. Siffert was a Heuer ambassador and wears this 1163 T in lots of photos.
In an 2010 interview with David (www.calibre11.com)Jack Heuer tells this story:
Jo as you may know from his background, he was a very poor guy and he was a born ”wheeler and dealer” and he would always have a collection of watches, and he would place them with all of his friends on the circuit, between wholesale and retail [prices], and we didn’t mind of course because it was in public and so actually the Formula 1 circuit, if you looked around, they all wore a Heuer Chronograph….
Ref. 1163 T
Year: Early 70'ties
Movement: Cal. 11 unmodified
This is one of the most celebrated automatic Heuers. The white dial is not as common as the black and it is associated with the Swiss formula 1 driver Jo Siffert. Siffert was a Heuer ambassador and wears this 1163 T in lots of photos.
In an 2010 interview with David (www.calibre11.com)Jack Heuer tells this story:
Jo as you may know from his background, he was a very poor guy and he was a born ”wheeler and dealer” and he would always have a collection of watches, and he would place them with all of his friends on the circuit, between wholesale and retail [prices], and we didn’t mind of course because it was in public and so actually the Formula 1 circuit, if you looked around, they all wore a Heuer Chronograph….
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