We paired this silver 'Dato 45' with our Reid strap in light brown for a classically elegant look on the wrist. The watch has long been in the hearts of our team, and we're thrilled to offer another beautiful vintage example today. Our very own Ben Clymer even asked for his assistance in sourcing a vintage second execution Dato 45 (and a Heuer Camaro) all the way back in 2009. Stein is and has been the best resource for anything and everything vintage Heuer. Īn advertisement ran in 19 promoting the Heuer Carrera Dato 45 as 'ideal for the businessman who needs a chronograph but can never remember the date.' Jeff Stein broke down the Dato 45 and our most recent TAG Heuer limited edition for OnTheDash, recognizing inspiration and design details between the new and old. The second execution's unconventional incorporation of the date complication has served as the design basis for two previous TAG Heuer Carrera for HODINKEE Limited Editions, the Skipper of 2017 and, now, the Dato of 2021.

Heuer iterated on the design in 1968 when it introduced the second execution of the Dato, like the reference 3147S we have here today, which is characterized by its 'cyclops' dial orientation with a date aperture at nine o'clock and a single chronograph sub-register at three o'clock. While the first try was symmetrical with two sub-registers and a centered date, when not activated for timing, the central chronograph seconds hand would partially cover the date aperture. The first execution 'Dato 45,' nicknamed for the date complication and the single sub-dial with maximum elapsed timing capability of 45 minutes, featured the date aperture at 12 o'clock. Three years later, in 1966, Heuer introduced the Carrera 'Dato 45.' It was one of the very first wristwatch chronographs to feature a rotating date disc. From Rolex, we saw the Cosmograph Daytona, and from Heuer, we saw the Carrera. The year 1963 was arguably the best era for chronographs. The 'Dato 45' has remained an apple in the eye of vintage collectors for years, so much so that we have gone to the 'Dato' design twice in our HODINKEE x Tag Heuer Limited Editions. Why This Watch Matters The winking Carrera.

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