Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 19, 2012

LOT 14

HEUER REF.1133 MONACO STEEL Heuer, Monaco, Automatic, Chronograph, Ref. 1133. Made circa 1971. Fine and unusual, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, and date. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, lapidated straight lugs, winding-crown at 9. D. Satine silver 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. 12, gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.