(TAG) Heuer 1972 Autavia Viceroy Reissue
This is my (TAG) Heuer 1972 Autavia Viceroy Reissue (Ref. CBE2118). I just got a beads of rice bracelet to give it a sportier look, and I love it! Bracelet from StrapsCo. Although I usually avoid anything over 40mm due to my slim 6.25” wrist, I love this 42mm vintage reissue.
The GMT bezel is very helpful for tracking other time zones, which comes in handy when you have coworkers in other parts of the country and servers that run on UTC. Also helpful for the Olympics which just ended! Another funny use case: when you play Mario Kart online against Japanese players and want to know what time it is over there!
This watch has rekindled my love for motorsports, and I’m excited for the IndyCar and Formula 1 seasons to begin soon! I also enjoy competitive karting (indoors and outdoors), and I feel that this watch gives me the confidence of Mario Andretti, who was gifted a very similar Heuer Autavia for getting the fastest qualifying lap in the 1969 Indianapolis 500, which he later won.
EDIT - Correction: Andretti received a similar looking Autavia in 1966 and 1967 for getting the fastest qualifying laps in the Indianapolis 500, but won in 1969. More info here: http://www.onthedash.com/racer/mario-andretti/
Andretti’s Autavia from 1967.
$88
Almost worth getting lung cancer to buy that awesome watch that cheap!
$88
Almost worth getting lung cancer to buy that awesome watch that cheap!
Quick Googling indicates that a pack of cigarettes used to cost about 50 cents in 1972. If there are 10 packs of cigarettes in a carton, that’s $5 worth of cigs for a $112 discount! Hell, I’d give them away or even toss them if I were that motivated for the watch!
Sweet tag man, I've got a cheaper version , but it's still a classic I think.
I love older Heuer/TAG Heuer’s. That is SWEET!
Super-cool watch but needs the strap IMO.
Super-cool watch but needs the strap IMO.
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I love that model! But I am biased 😀
I love that model! But I am biased 😀
Perfection.