and ’70s, you’d have had to try hard to find a serious racer’s wrist without a Heuer strapped to it. Yes, other makers have produced chronographs, sponsored race series and worked with drivers as brand ambassadors, but as Jean-Jacques von Erlach or ‘JJ’ (Hubert Heuer’s grandson) says: ‘A Heuer watch has to smell like petrol.’ One suspects his grandfather – Jack Heuer’s uncle and business partner – would agree, before handing over another gold ref. 1158CH Carrera to
