Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Apr 20, 2016
LOT 180
HEUER CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH STEEL Heuer/Leonidas, "Carrera." Made in the 1960s. Fine and rare, water resistant stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.
USD 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 23,500 - 39,000 / CHF 3,000 - 5,000
Sold: USD 21,875
Two-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, lapidated lugs, screwed-down case back. Bicolor matte silver and black with applied steel faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. Val. 72, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |