Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Mar 03, 2021
LOT 81
Heuer
Ref. 1533 B, self-winding, chronograph, minute counter, date, blue dial; “Monaco”; stainless steel
HKD 52,000 - 69,000
CHF 6,000 - 8,000 / EUR 5,600 - 7,400 / USD 6,700 - 8,900
Stainless steel, self-winding, vertical rectangular and square convex-shaped, pilot’s wristwatch, with case-back screwed, left-hand winding-crown, lapidated straight lugs, blue dial with subsidiary seconds at 10 and three horological complications:
· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces)
· Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· Half-instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 6 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3 * |
|
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Heuer, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Model “Monaco” “Automatic Chronograph” “Tool No.033”
Reference 1533 B
Year circa 1972-1975
Movement No. unnumbered (by Heuer-Leonidas S.A.)
Material stainless steel
Bracelet stainless steel NSA bracelet with clasp (Ref. 435 845)
Caliber 15 (with left-hand winding-crown)
Height 45.4 mm.
Width 40.2 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories original fitted box
Notes
Heuer “Monaco”, Ref. 1533, Cal. 15
The Cal. 15 movement was a low-cost version of the Cal. 11 movement introduced in 1972 and offered across the “Monaco”, “Autavia” and “Carrera” ranges, alongside the Cal. 12 variants.
The Cal. 15 watches have a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and sweeping seconds at 10 o’clock on the dial where the 12-hour counter would normally be on a Cal. 11 and Cal. 12.
Heuer took the revised movement layout as an opportunity to offer a totally new look for the Cal. 15 watches, and as a result some collectors prefer the look of the Cal. 15 models to the “standard” Cal. 11 or Cal. 12 versions.