Carrera Reference 1158 (18 Karat Gold) -- Main Page

There were eight versions of the 18 Karat Gold Automatic Carrera (Reference 1158), as follows:

  • Four versions of the 1158 S (silver dial):
    1. "Chronomatic" version (from circa 1969) had "Chronomatic" across the top of the dial and "Carrera" across the bottom of the dial; first execution elements of the dial include (polished gold applied markers with black inserts, and numerals 3-6-9-12 on the hour recorder) and first execution hands (polished gold hands with black inserts); we believe that the Chronomatic version of the 1158 Carrera had extremely low production.
    2. the first version (from circa 1970) had first execution dial (polished gold applied markers with black inserts, and numerals 3-6-9-12 on the hour recorder) and first execution hands (polished gold hands with black inserts); we believe that this version had extremely low production.
    3. the second version had "transitional" dial (brushed gold applied markers, with gold at center and black edges, and numerals 3-6-9-12 on the hour recorder) and second exection hands (brushed gold, with black edges and points)
    4. the third version (from circa 1972) had second execution dial (brushed gold applied markers, with gold at center and black edges, and numerals 1-through-12 on hour recorder) and second execution hands (brushed gold with black edges and points)
  • Two versions of the 1158 CH (champagne dial and registers):
    1. the first version (from circa 1970) had second execution dial and first execution hands; note that we have never seen this execution "in the metal", so it may be a prototype, it may be very low production, or it may be one that appeared in the catalog, but was never produced at all.
    2. the second version (from circa 1974) had second execution dial and second execution hands
  • Two versions of the 1158 CHN (champagne dial / black registers):
    1. the first version (from circa 1972) had second execution dial and second execution hands, with black date disc (and white numerals)
    2. the second version (from circa 1977) had second execution dial and second execution hands, with white date disc (and black numerals)

The following section presents the seven versions of the 1158 Carrera chronograph in the order in which they were produced. Below these seven photos, you will see some Additional Notes regarding these Carreras.