So you’re flying your vintage plane this weekend, or perhaps taking your classic car to the racetrack ?  Well then, you’re going to need a HEUER, I.F.R., REF. 542.240, a jumping minute stopwatch to give it its full name. Heuer have been making timing instruments for decades and for some context here’s a brief summary of their achievements:

• 1887
  Heuer's patent for an improved oscillating pinion allowed the chronograph to start and stop instantly with a push-button 

• 1916
  Heuer introduced the micrograph, the first stopwatch accurate to 1/100 of a second 

• 1957
  Heuer introduced the Ring-Master, a stopwatch with interchangeable rings that each had a different color and scale 

• 1960
  Heuer redesigned its line of stopwatches for its 100th anniversary, including the "Century" line with a central minute register and red and black colors 

• 1962
  US astronaut John Glenn wore a Heuer stopwatch to time his flight around the earth 

• 1969
  A Heuer stopwatch timed the landing of the Eagle on the moon 

Other notable Heuer stopwatches include: 

• Semikrograph
  A split-second version with a fly-back hand that could time two events simultaneously

• Monte Carlo
  A dashboard timer that was originally made with three buttons, but was later changed to two buttons 

Heuer is now part of TAG Heuer, which combines the initials of "Techniques d'Avant Garde" with the founder's surname, Edouard Heuer.