Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 71

Heuer Monaco Steel Chrono Heuer, ?Monaco, Automatic, Chronograph,? Ref. 1133. Made circa 1972. Fine and unusual, cushion-shaped, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, date and a stainless steel Heuer link bracelet. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, lapidated straight lugs, winding-crown at 9. D. Anthracite with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/ seconds red markers, subsidiary square dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel and red baton hands. M. Cal. 15, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx overall length 180 mm.