Well, I am a "hot" Autavia fan, and I believe that the turning / rotating bezel is the defining feature of the Autavia . . . every Autavia chronograph that had ever been produced, from 1963, had this feature. And, this is actually a useful feature, that is more than a sporty-looking design!

So if we wanted a fixed (non-rotating) bezel, then we can choose the Speedmaster. But for an Autavia, Heuer's ultimate "tool watch", the bezel should rotate (in my opinion). I can forgive the other compromises (for example, not having an hour recorder), but not this omission.

Jeff

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Hi Steve, I agree with all you've said but IMO, and pls. note I am not a hot Autavia fan, the real missing feature is the turning bezel, which was so distinctive of heyday Autavias.
Cheers.
Fabrizio