First Execution, Silver Dial (S)

Carrera 1153 — First Execution, Silver Dial (S)

1969–?

First dial (3-6-9-12 on the hour register) and plain steel hands with black stripes; 50–200 tachymeter. Phillips calls it the earliest 1153 without 'Chronomatic'.

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Identifying details

Panda dial
Silver or white dial with black registers.
Inner-bezel tachymeter

Variants of 1153

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Variant	Production
Chronomatic (N)	1969–?
Chronomatic (N) · Chronomatic, Abercrombie & Fitch	c. 1969–?
First Execution, Silver Dial (S)Current	1969–?
First Execution, Charcoal Dial (N)	1969–?

Case & movement

Reference: 1153
Production: 1969–?
Case material: Stainless steel
Case diameter: 38 mm
Crystal: Plastic
Movement: Automatic
Date: Yes
Caliber: Heuer Calibre 11

Dial, bezel & hands

Dial colour

Movement

Heuer Calibre 11

One of the first automatic chronograph movements, developed by Heuer with Breitling, Hamilton-Büren and Dubois-Dépraz and unveiled at simultaneous Geneva and New York press conferences in March 1969. Launched in the Autavia, Carrera and Monaco; crown on the left. OnTheDash lists it as Buren 11.

Automatic · Introduced 1969 · 17 jewels

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