Militaria, Clocks, & Science
Description:
Heuer Autavia GMT Stainless Steel Chronograph, Switzerland, c. 1968-69, the black dial signed Autavia/Heuer/GMT, white engine-turned subsidiary dials, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, and constant seconds, luminous hands and baton numerals, red luminous arrow tip GMT hand and red sweep seconds with round fluted pushers and crown marked Heuer on the band, red and blue 24-hour rotating bezel and link stainless steel bracelet, 17-jewel manual-wind chronograph movement with brass balance and incabloc on cap jewel, dia. 40 mm excluding the crown and pushers.
Note: Watch back loose for viewing the movement.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Watch runs well, starts on winding and chronograph functions as designed, hour hand with minor loss to the radium, minor scratch on minute register dial, rotating bezel with minor knicks at 6-hour position.
under case back reads: "17(Seventeen) Jewels/Swiss/Huer-Leonidas SA" and "724" under the balance
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Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200