Autavia

Heuer’s first named chronographChronographA watch function for starting, stopping and resetting an elapsed-time measurement independently of the ordinary time display. line (AUTomobile + AVIAtion), introduced in 1962 under Jack Heuer and made into the mid-1980s in almost 90 models and executions, all in steel (or coated) cases with a rotating bezelBezelThe frame surrounding the crystal at the front of a watch.. Manual screw-back and compressor cases of the 1960s gave way in 1969 to C-shaped automaticAutomaticA mechanical movement wound by a rotor as the watch moves on the wrist. CalibreCaliberThe designation of a watch movement, identifying its design or movement family. 11/12/15 cases, manual Valjoux C-case models, GMTs and the 1983 11063 series.