Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 126

PVD-Coated "Autavia" Heuer, ?Autavia, Automatic, Chronograph?, No. 113.603. Made in the 1970's. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, PVD-coated stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, crown at 9 and date.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, graduated unidirectional black bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone black with applied luminous white steel baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds division, subsidiary dials for the 30- minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 12, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.