Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 171

Heuer - Camaro - Champion - Chronograph Heuer "Camaro", case No. 169205, Ref. 7743. Made in the 1970s. Fine, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and ?Champion? logo imprint.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, lapidated lugs and sides, screwed-down case back. D. Anthracite with applied steel faceted baton indexes, luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, multi-color Champion logo with the Americas Continent imprint at 6. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. Valjoux 7730, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 37 x 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.