That Time Heuer Also Made a Daytona Chronograph

No discussion of vintage Heuer chronographs can go unfinished without a thorough discussion of how prevalent the brand was in the racing scene during the mid 20th century These three watches are quintessential racing chronographs and timekeeping icons, and if you want to own a vintage example today be prepared to pay dearly It doesn't take a well-versed watch geek to know that Rolex's own chronograph had been capitalizing on the Daytona name for years and was also a fixture in the racing scene at the time.

Heuer's Daytona was remarkably distinct from not only the Rolex Daytona but Heuer's other chronographs when it was introduced in 1976 and signaled a bold turning point in the brand's design direction In many ways, the Daytona seems like a precursor to many of the watches the company would make a decade later when it became TAG Heuer As far as watches are concerned, the Daytona lived a very short life, with production ending in just 1980.

Still, it's a somewhat affordable one, with clean examples undercutting other popular Heuer chronographs like the Autavia and Carrera by thousands - a "New old stock" example from Analog/Shift was recently offered for just $3,200. . Source