Time to HEUER test ! - IKONIC STOPWATCH

Are you a real connoisseur of HEUER history and its stopwatches ?

Which of these compagnies was owned by HEUER ?

Valjoux

Timex

Sportex

Sportex was firstly property of Leonidas owner Charles Jeanneret before beeing bought by HEUER-Leonidas in 1970. It mainly manufactured pinlever movements and plastic cases. More information here.

In which year HEUER changes for Tag-HEUER

1985

1991

1977

In 1985 Piaget sells HEUER to the Tag group. The name of the manufacture changes for Tag HEUER. More information here.

Is a mecanical stopwatch more regulate than an electronic one ?

yes

Electronic stopwatches gain or lost less than one second a day while mecanical devices can have a gap error of few seconds an hour (depending on the caliber and its maintenance).

In the 70’s HEUER is the partner and official keeptimer of a famous sport car manufacturer. Who is it ?

Ferrari

McLaren

Lotus

From 1971 to 1979, HEUER is the official timekeeper of Ferrari formula one racing team. At this time, HEUER electronic time keeping technology is one of the most accurate and helps Ferrari to win many races in the world championship. Formula one enthusiasts have in mind the HEUER logo on the front of Niki Lauda’s 312T Ferrari.

In which year HEUER merges with Leonidas ?

1903

1964

1947

In 1964 the two compagnies merge and become HEUER-Leonidas. The new name is engraved on mecanisms, printed on side of boxes and used for legal mentions. However classical HEUER name and logo are kept mainly promoting. More information here.

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