The Heuer Carrera's name originates from the "Carrera Panamericana", a highly dangerous and thrilling car race which takes place in Mexico. At the time of inception, Jack Heuer's main goal was to create absolute legibility when timing car races.

The present watch, playfully dubbed 'reverse panda' due to its black dial and white registers, features the rare tachymeter ring to the dial. The reference is thus 2447 NST. Displaying "Swiss" only at 6 o'clock, it is notably a later generation version. It is distinguished by its impressive condition; all luminous dots remain intact and there are hardly any signs of aging on the dial.