HEUER. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
Lot 8 HEUER
Autavia

HEUER. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

Signed Autavia Heuer, ref. 2446, case no 85’557, circa 1965

Closed13 May 2019

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CHF 12,500

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HEUER. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
Signed Autavia Heuer, ref. 2446, case no 85’557, circa 1965
Movement: cal. 72, manual, 17 jewels, signed Valjoux
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, 38.5 mm. diam., signed

Specialist note

The present Autavia reference 2446 features the so-called "Rindt" 3rd execution dial. Fitted with an “inverse-panda” dial and plain steel hands, this model can be found with different bezel indications, including minutes, hours, decimal or tachymeter, which were thinner than in the earlier executions.

This attractive chronograph is fitted with one of the rarest bezels, the bi-directional rotating variant with tachymeter scale numbered to 60 decimals. It is therefore no surprise that these models have risen significantly in value and interest in recent years.