To put it another way, mechanical watchmaking and clockmaking are inherently tied to, well, all achievements pre-1960s out of necessity – not like today when nerds like me throw on a mechanical chronograph to time how long it takes to drive from one country cafe to another. But even before the introduction of the pre-Carrera in the mid-1950s, Heuer played a pivotal role in chronographs and competition timekeeping. To be clear, Heuer did not invent the chronograph – that title belonged to Nicholas Rieussec for ages, until Louis Moinet made a discovery that changed that tale. Though one could argue it was a watchmaker named Adolphe Nicole who really set the stage for all elapsed timekeeping on watches and clocks.