1976-2016: 40 years of history. A celebration with a beautiful reissue more faithful than ever to the DNA of this iconic watch.
In 1976, Jack Heuer, great-grandson of the company’s founder, designed a chronograph to celebrate Niki LAUDA’s1st world championship title with FERRARI. The Swiss watchmaker was then Official Timekeeper of the Scuderia (from 1971 to 1979), and this was the first time the inscription MONZA appeared on a watch face.
At the time, the watch was very racy and different. Its cushion case is inspired by a model dating from 1925. An all-black chrono, equipped with a pulsometer (to measure heart rate) andtachymeter scale (which transforms time into speed), red hands and counters to recall the racing aspect, the design is new and will contribute to building the history we know.
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- AUTO – F1 1975 – GREAT BRITAIN – SILVERSTONE – PHOTO : DPPI NIKI LAUDA / FERRARI 312T – ACTION – BEST OF
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- AUTO – F1 1975 – SPAIN – MONJUICH – PHOTO : DPPI NIKI LAUDA / FERRARI 312T – ACTION
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- Heuer became Official timekeeper and partner of Ferrari in 1971. This picture was taken at Monza in 1971. In red, the 2 persons in charge of timekeeping: M Sultani on the left and M. Prinz on the right.
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- Niki Lauda (AUT), Scuderia Ferrari during the Monaco Grand Prix 1975.
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- Behind the wheel of his Ferrari, Niki Lauda won the World Championship title in 1975 and 1977. Heuer was sponsor and timekeeper of the Italian team from 1971 to 1979.
Beautiful watches never go out of fashion.
Today, back to basics: the 2016 reissue features the watch’s two key functions, the pulsometer and the tachymeter scale (which had not been the case for previous reissues), and with the same original font.
Of course, the famous original cushion case takes pride of place, and it too is all black, exactly like the historic model, with black and white lacquered hour and minute hands also like the original. This applies to the vintage orange SuperLuminova ™ indexes. Likewise, the historic HEUER logo on the dial, which today marks membership of the manufacture’s historic collection.
A link between past and present, the case is now made of grade 5 titanium (previously steel), making it lighter and more shock-resistant. The material is treated with titanium carbide to give it a powerful matte-black appearance.
The diameter has also been enlarged (from the small 39mm size of the time, to 42mm, making it more masculine and contemporary). It is fitted with a “super racing” bracelet in black stitched full-grain calfskin, echoing the design of the three-spoke steering wheels on cars of the era.
Inside, the automatic Calibre 17 chronograph with its two chrono counters at 3 and 9 o’clock, not too close together to create a harmonious dial. The caseback is screw-down, engraved in red lacquer with the famous historic HEUER logo, and numbered.
All in all, the vintage HEUER Monza is a sought-after timepiece for collectors, and has seen very few reissues. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, this model will undoubtedly go down in the history of the Manufacture’s heritage, so close is its inspiration to the original spirit.
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