The Heuer Carrera is one of those utilitarian objects whose inherently good design allowed it to make the leap from practical tool to iconic design object. As with any vintage Carrera, it looks killer on the wrist.

 

Unlike many cult watches the Carrera was an immediate hit, with a simple, clean design that captured the spirit of motorsports in the 1960s. The reference 3648N is a wonderful example of what makes the Carrera - a two-register black dial in flawless condition that shows great attention to detail. Of course, there is also the famed Carrera case featuring aggressive angled lugs and a beautiful gold capped case.

 

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

 

CASE:

• 3-body gold capped stainless steel case with screw down case back
• showing  minor traces of use and scratches on the case and caseback
• engraving on caseback: "225 ème Abbaye des Mousquetaires Yvonne"
• 20 micron gold plate in very good condition
• 36 mm (without crown) / 44 mm (lug-to-lug) / 18 mm (between lugs) / 12.5 mm thick
• year: around late 1960s
• Reference: 3648N
• total weight: 51 g

MOVEMENT:

• manual winding Valjoux 92
• 17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 39 hours power reserve
• professionally serviced 11/2024
• -7sec/d / 290°

DIAL:

• original untouched matt black dial in flawless condition
• original hands, dial & crown
• original tritium lume has aged evenly on hands and dial

STRAP & BUCKLE:

• black after market leather strap fitting up to 20 cm wrist size / 2.4 mm thick
• after market steel/gold plated buckle

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #708