Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 91

Heuer Steel Autavia Heuer, ?Autavia, Automatic, Chronograph?, case No. 247565, Ref. 1163. Made circa 1970. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, crown at 9, date, tachometer and the original stainless steel Heuer buckle. Accompanied by the original box, warranty and hang tag.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, bidirectional black bezel with tachometer graduated to 400UPH, sapphire crystal. D. Three-color black, silver and red with applied steel baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel and red baton hands. M. Cal. 12, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.