Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 499

HEUER, REF. 11531. ?CARRERA? LEFT-HAND CROWN Heuer, ?Carrera Automatic Chronograph?, No. 285853, Ref. 11531. Sold on August 14th, 1976. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, tachometer and the original Heuer Gay Freres stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original Guarantee and Heuer service document dated 2007. Property of The Original Owner

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, crown at 9 o?clock. D. Bi-color silver and gray with applied steel luminous faceted baton indexes, luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and the 12-hour registers, outer 1/5th second/ minute divisions, outermost tachometer scale on a gray inclined reserve. Luminous steel and black hands, orange chronograph hand. M. Cal. 12, brushed gilt, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 39 x 44 mm. THICKNESS 15 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.