Affordable Daytona on eBay!!!

[HogwldFLTR]

Finally found one that's more or less affordable.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223130877395

[JoeShanghai]

Nice piece


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[Spence4]

Lhd?

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by Spence4

Lhd?

See, Heuer was the first with an automatic chronograph. They put the crown on the other side as an indication that the watch didn't need to be wound. It was a bit of marketing on their part.

http://onthedash.com/docs/ChronomaticMovements.html

https://www.calibre11.com/heuer-dayt...ries-overview/

[Porter]

Nice one!
The problem with those movements is that they are quite fragile. I own a 70's Breitling Chronomatic cal.11 to restore. These movements are gorgeous!! I can pass hours looking at them. I have no time/skills/b...s enough to start working on it right now. One day....

"If you're not having fun you're doing something wrong". Groucho Marx.

[Arnold81]

A true beaty!

[77T]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

See, Heuer was the first with an automatic chronograph. They put the crown on the other side as an indication that the watch didn't need to be wound. It was a bit of marketing on their part.

http://onthedash.com/docs/ChronomaticMovements.html

https://www.calibre11.com/heuer-dayt...ries-overview/

But this one is a manual wind, don’t you agree?





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[Fredrik]

Well, something is wrong with that watch, the dial says "Automatic", but the movement isn't...

[Porter]

Originally Posted by Fredrik

Well, something is wrong with that watch, the dial says "Automatic", but the movement isn't...

Not really, the rotor is hidden between plates. Is quite small but heavy enough to charge the main spring. Is really an amazing movement.

"If you're not having fun you're doing something wrong". Groucho Marx.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Porter

Not really, the rotor is hidden between plates. Is quite small but heavy enough to charge the main spring. Is really an amazing movement.

Thanks - I looked and looked at the seller’s photo and couldn’t see a rotor.

The very first series used the Calibre 11 and were manual. Calibre 12 must have been the one they touted as the first automatic chronograph using their modification with an internal rotor.

Yeah that was quite an improvement.


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[Fredrik]

Originally Posted by Porter

Not really, the rotor is hidden between plates. Is quite small but heavy enough to charge the main spring. Is really an amazing movement.

Wow, I didn't know that, thanks!

[Porter]

Originally Posted by 77T

Thanks - I looked and looked at the seller’s photo and couldn’t see a rotor.

The very first series used the Calibre 11 and were manual. Calibre 12 must have been the one they touted as the first automatic chronograph using their modification with an internal rotor.

Yeah that was quite an improvement.


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Originally Posted by Fredrik

Wow, I didn't know that, thanks!

Hi all,
Just want to show you the beautiful cal.11 movement, hope you will like...
As you can see at the last two pics there's the half moon steel rotor between the plates.
Sorry for the movement conditions but is a project I've not started yet.

"If you're not having fun you're doing something wrong". Groucho Marx.