Heuer Silverstone chronograph
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The Heuer Silverstone chronograph worn by Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda in Rush (2013) belongs to the square-cased automatic chronograph line Heuer launched in 1974 as a successor to the Monaco, named for the English circuit rather than for any Ferrari or McLaren tie. Built around the left-crown Calibre 12, it was sold in three dial colors sharing one case and movement: blue (reference 110.313 B), gloss red (110.313 R) and a "fumé" starburst brown (110.313 F). The blue execution reached cult status among collectors after Swiss F1 driver Clay Regazzoni was photographed trackside wearing one. (Antiquorum) TAG Heuer partnered with Ron Howard's production and loaned original 1970s pieces from its own museum for both drivers' watches, but its own material for the film names Lauda's only as a Heuer Silverstone, with no reference given. (The Jewellery Editor; Jura Watches) Watch-ID separately describes the screen watch as blue-dialed on a blue leather strap, consistent with the collectible 110.313 B, though no independent source confirms the color. (Watch-ID) The casting is itself a documented inversion of the real 1976 season: Heuer's factory deal with Ferrari put an all-gold Carrera, engraved with the driver's name and blood group, on every Scuderia driver including Lauda, while Hunt drove for McLaren under no Heuer contract at all; Rush gives the gold Carrera to Hemsworth's Hunt and the Silverstone to Brühl's Lauda instead, reportedly because the production felt the gold case suited Hunt's screen persona better, and because Lauda's own gold Carrera had been stolen by the time of filming. (Worldtempus)
Appearances
| Title | Year | Type | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush (2013) | 2013 | Film | Daniel Brühl | Niki Lauda |