THE ESSENTIALS

MAKE: HEUER
MODEL: 1163T
YEAR: 1975
CASE DIAMETER: 42.5MM
CASE MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL
BRACELET MATERIAL: LEATHER
MOVEMENT: AUTOMATIC

Heuer introduced the Autavia in 1962 with reference 2446, and over the following two decades released more than 90 different variants of what would become its flagship sports chronograph. Early Autavias featured round, screw-back cases with three-register dials, before compressor cases followed shortly thereafter.

A major shift came in 1969, when Heuer—alongside Breitling, Hamilton-Buren, and Dubois Dépraz—developed the Calibre 11, one of the world’s first automatic chronograph movements. The 1163T "Jo Siffert" here is easily one of the most desirable automatic Autavias, with the beautiful blue accents and white dial.