Maker: |
Heuer |
Model: |
Autavia |
Reference No.: |
3646M 3rd Ex. |
Date: |
circa 1967 |
Serial No.: |
88XXX |
Case: |
steel, 38.8mm. diameter, screw-back, 19mm. bevelled lugs, case back signed AUTAVIA HEUER |
Bezel: |
Narrow black enamelled with minute scale |
Dial: |
Black with 2 white subsidiaries, baton steel hour markers with lume ends |
Hands: |
Steel matchstick hands with luminous inserts, white painted chronograph hand, black painted sub hands |
Movement: |
Valjoux 92, manual wind, signed Heuer Leonidas SA |
Strap: |
Brown leather by Bulang & Son |
Info: |
The Andretti is of course named after the Great Mario Andretti who is still very much still alive and kicking! There are many images of Andretti wearing his 3646, it looks like his had the Hour bezel, but it's difficult to be 100%. Ours here has the Minute bezel, which, being less busy than the tachy bezel is perhaps easier on the eye. As commented on by Richard Crosthwaite and Paul Gavin, the 3646 shares many details with the 2446 but it's driven by the Valjoux 92 movement which was designed for a watch with 2 subs, as opposed to the 2446 which had the Valjoux 72 designed for dials with three subs. |
