Reference 1158CHN is known amongst collectors as the “Ferrari Carrera”. The watch was made famous in the 1970s by the many Grand Prix drivers such as Niki Lauda, Clay Regazzoni or Mario Andretti to name but a few, who were spotted wearing it on the racetrack. As part of the sponsorship he concluded with Ferrari, Jack Heuer himself was gifting this reference to drivers and brand ambassadors such as Jo Siffert or Ronnie Peterson.
The present watch is a particularly nice and well preserved example. Powered by the automatic caliber 12, the crown has been moved from the right to the left of the case as it is used only to set the time. This particularity would allow a more comfortable wear and differentiated the manual winding watches from the automatic ones. It features two black subdials that are nicely completed with a silver date. At the time, reference 1158CHN was available with either a black or silver date. By combining Heuer's strong sporty DNA with a dressy and elegant 18K yellow gold case, this watch embodies the glamorous era of the race track in the 1970s.