Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 80

Heuer Steel Autavia Chronograph Heuer ?Autavia,? Automatic, Chronograph. Made in the 1970s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and date.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, graduated bidirectional revolving black bezel. D. Bicolor black and silver with applied luminous steel baton indexes and red markers, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel and black baton hands. M. Cal. 11, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 47 mm. Thickness 16 mm.