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HEUER
Carrera Chronograph 2447S
Reference 2447S · circa 1968
$7,950
AVAILABLE · FREE INSURED SHIPPING
REFERENCE2447S
YEARc. 1968
CONDITIONGood
SIZE36 mm
SKUgtv-044
QUICK LOOK
DIAL
- Original Silver dial
- Silver concentric registers
- Applied steel baton markers
MOVEMENT
- Valjoux 72 manual-wind chronograph
CASE
- Stainless steel 36mm
- Screw-down caseback
BRACELET / STRAP
- Tan saffiano leather strap
- Aftermarket steel pin buckle
CONDITION NOTES
- Dial: good overall condition. Shows signs of age and wear - please see close up pictures. Hand on minute register is replaced (a full set of Valjoux register hands will be included)
- Case: lugs are thick. Light scratches present
COMPARABLES
HODINKEE Shop — 1960s Carrera 2447S (sold)
$10,500 — silver sunburst, later 1st exec "T Swiss", retail ceiling
Grailium — Carrera 2447S c.1965 (sold)
~$8,380 (CHF 7,000) — 1st exec silver dial, Valjoux 72
THE STORY
If you only ever own one vintage Heuer, make it a Carrera. Jack Heuer launched the Carrera in 1963, naming it after the legendary Carrera Panamericana road race and stripping the dial right back so a driver could read it at a glance. The 2447S is that idea in its purest form: a clean, silver dial, three crisp silver registers, slim applied batons, and nothing else in the way.
Our example is a later first execution from around 1967–68, with “T Swiss” tritium lume and the Valjoux 72 inside, the same chronograph calibre found in the Daytonas of the era. At 36mm with faceted lugs, it wears neat and sharp. A true design icon, and one of the easiest vintage chronographs to live with every day.