Hi Mark,

thank you again!

That helped a lot. I am really happy with my watch. When I think Chrono I usually would think metal frame (not gold) but this golden version here is really elegant while still sporty.

Best regards,

Tobias

: Hi Tobias.

: I think Tag-Heuer are getting themselves
: confused a bit here.

: The 2447 Carrera 12s use a manual-wind Valjoux
: 72 movement. (Carrera 12 because of the 12
: hour register at 6 o'clock, whereas the
: watch I'm wearing is a Carrera 45 Dato
: because it has a 45 minute register at 3
: o'clock).

: Tag-Heuer are often a bit shaky on the Heuer
: history. Take a look at the catalogues
: section on Jeff's OnTheDash site, and look
: at the second page of the '66 brochure to
: see that Carrera 12 is absolutely the
: correct name for your watch. In fact, look
: closely at the references there and you'll
: see that there is a gold-plated model with a
: steel caseback, ref 2448 S. Sounds precisely
: like your watch, and I think this may have
: been one of the numbers you gave in your
: original post?

: The person you spoke to is probably referring
: to the Calibre 12 automatic movement used in
: later Carreras (and various Breitlings,
: Hamiltons, Bürens etc etc).

: So, it's absolutely correct that your watch is
: manual wind.

: Hope that info helps a bit more!

: Mark