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Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 426

HEUER MONACO REF . 1133B Heuer, "Steve McQueen", case No. 159900, Ref. 1133B. Made between 1970-1974. Fine and unusual, square convex, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Heuer bracelet.

CHF 3,500 - 4,500

USD 3,300 - 4,300 / EUR 2,500 - 3,100

Sold: CHF 7,200

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, lapidated straight lugs, crown at 9. D. Matte blue with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/seconds red markers, subsidiary silver dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel and red baton hands. M. Cal. 11/12, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 45.5 mm. Thickness 14.2 mm. Approx. Overall length 165 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The Heuer Monaco known as the "Steve McQueen" is the Ref. 1133B with matte blue dial instead of the metallic blue dials of the 1133B Chronomatic and transitional models. It is thought that only between 4000 and 4500 Heuer Monaco watches of all types were made and sold up to 1975.