Dashboard Timers

February 15th, 2021

Heuer Dash-Mounted Timers — Overview of the Auto-Rallye

From Heuer’s introduction of its first dashboard timers in the mid-1930s until the early 1950s, Heuer offered only two models of dashboard timers – there was a simple time-of-day clock (called a “Hervue” or “Hervue Junior”) and there was a stopwatch with 12-hour capacity (called the “Autavia). The pair of these two timers, mounted on
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June 3rd, 2019

Heuer Dash-Mounted Timers — Overview of the Master Time

The Master Time 8-day clock had the longest run of any of the dash-mounted Heuers, tracing its history back to the Hervues of the 1930s.  Heuer first used the “Master Time” name in 1958 and the clock continued in production until 1985, making the transition from metal cases to plastic and from mechanical movements to
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June 2nd, 2019

Heuer Dash-Mounted Timers — Overview of the Monte Carlo

From Heuer’s introduction of its first dashboard timers in the mid-1930s until the early 1950s, Heuer offered only two models of dashboard timers – there was a simple time-of-day clock (called a “Hervue” or “Hervue Junior”) and there was a stopwatch with 12-hour capacity (called the “Autavia).  The Autavia used a traditional layout for stopwatches
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May 31st, 2019

Heuer Dash-Mounted Timers — Overview of the Autavia

The Autavia (12-hour stopwatch) was introduced in 1933 and marketed as a stopwatch for automobiles and aviation (thus the name, “Autavia”). All Autavias record hours on the bottom register (6:00 o’clock); minutes on the top register (12:00 o’clock); and seconds by the center hand.  The Autavia 12-hour stopwatch was often paired with the “Hervue” eight-day
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May 31st, 2019

Heuer Dash-Mounted Timers — Overview of the Super Autavia

Introduced in 1958, the Super Autavia was hailed as the first dash-board chronograph for motorcars, power boats and airplanes. The headline in Heuer brochures of the period proudly announced that the Super Autavia shows simultaneously Time of Day and Time of Trip. For many collectors and enthusiasts, the Super Autavia is the ultimate Heuer dashboard
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March 20th, 2019

Anatomy of the (Three-Handed) Autavia – Introducing the Isograph

March 20, 2019 is a historic day for TAG Heuer. In 1933, Heuer introduced its Autavia dashboard timer, a 12-hour stopwatch designed for AUTomobiles and AVIAtion. In 1962, the Autavia name moved to the new chronographs that the company introduced, again with the features designed for racers, rally navigators and pilots. Today, TAG Heuer has
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