As we turn the calendar from October 31 to November 1, we approach a busy season of watch auctions. During November 2018, we will see a total of 52 vintage Heuer timepieces (or lots) offered for sale, in six separate auctions, four in Geneva and one each in Stockholm and Hong Kong. The following is a quick overview of these sale. Click on the OnTheDash “gallery” for high resolution photos of all the watches; click on the auction house “catalog” for the complete descriptions of the watches and details about the auctions.
- Saturday, November 10, Phillips, Geneva – 9 Heuers. Links to OnTheDash gallery / Phillips catalog.
- Sunday, November 11, Antiquorum, Geneva — 19 Heuers. Links to OnTheDash gallery / Antiquorum catalog.
- Monday, November 12, Christies, Geneva — 2 Heuers. Links to OnTheDash gallery / Christie’s catalog.
- Tuesday, November 13, Sothebys, Geneva — 10 Heuers. Links to OnTheDash gallery / Sotheby’s catalog
- Saturday, November 17, Kaplans, Stockholm — 8 Heuers. Links to OnTheDash gallery / Kaplan’s catalog.
- Tuesday, November 27, Phillips, Hong Kong — 4 Heuers. Links to OnTheDash gallery / Phillips catalog.
Below is a table that lists all 52 of the vintage Heuers being offered this month. The gallery below highlights a few of the watches included in these November auctions.
In the aggregate, these 52 watches represent an amazing array of vintage Heuer chronographs. We see three “Big Subs” Autavias, two of them being the three register, all-lume models. The “Chronomatics” are always rare, but none is more rare than the 18 karat gold “Chronomatic” Carrera, Reference 1158. Another highlight will be the Reference 7754 Skipper, known to collectors as the “Skipperrera”. We saw one of these sell for $105,000, in June 2018, with a previous sample selling for around $75,000 in June 2017. We don’t often see dashboard timers offered at the major auctions, but in November will will see triple sets offered by both Phillips and Kaplans.
Good luck to all the bidders and the sellers, and here’s hoping that the vintage Heuers will perform well in these high-profile auctions.
Jeff Stein
October 31, 2018
| Lot | Description and Serial Number | Estimate (CHF) |
| Phillips The Geneva Watch Auction: EIGHT, November 10, 2018 — 9 Heuers | ||
| 15 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 113.603 (IDF issued) | 10,000 to 15,000 |
| 67 | Heuer Carrera 45, Ref 3647 S / 57956 | 10,000 to 15,000 |
| 68 | Heuer Carrera, Ref 2447 NST / 10xx94 | 8,000 to 12,000 |
| 69 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 1163 T “Chronomatic” / 141374 | 40,000 to 80,000 |
| 163 | Heuer Triple Set of Dashboard Timers | 8,000 to 12,000 |
| 165 | Heuer Carrera, Ref 1158 “Chronomatic” / 174263 | 30,000 to 50,000 |
| 166 | Heuer early chronograph (Landeron 13 movement) / 40473 | 5,000 to 8,000 |
| 167 | Heuer Carrera 45 Dato, Ref 3147 S (first execution) / 108436 | 6,000 to 9,000 |
| 169 | Heuer Autavia GMT, Ref 741.603 / 297746 | 12,000 to 18,000 |
| Antiquorum, November 11, 2018, Geneva — 19 Heuers | ||
| 20 | Heuer IFR dashboard stopwatch | 500 to 1,000 |
| 21 | Heuer Monte Carlo dashboard stopwatch | 500 to 1,000 |
| 22 | Heuer Super Autavia dashboard chronograph | 1,700 to 3,700 |
| 23 | Heuer aircraft chronograph | 1,000 to 2,000 |
| 25 | Heuer IFR dashboard stopwatch; plastic case | 500 to 700 |
| 26 | Heuer Monte Carlo dashboard stopwatch; plastic case | 500 to 700 |
| 129 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 1163 “Viceroy” / serial number not visible | 2,500 to 4,500 |
| 130 | Heuer Calculator, Ref 150.633 / 266141 | 2,500 to 4,500 |
| 131 | Heuer Montreal, Ref 110.503 (black dial) / 299×04 | 1,500 to 2,500 |
| 265 | Heuer split second pocket chronograph, Ref 11.204, in red carrying case | 800 to 1,400 |
| 266 | Heuer stopwatches, mixed lot of two stopwatches | 400 to 600 |
| 268 | Heuer split second pocket chronograph (1/10 second), Ref 11.402 | 1,000 to 2,000 |
| 273 | Heuer two register chronograph, Ref 333, 18 karat gold | 1,000 to 2,000 |
| 284 | Heuer Carrera 12 Dato, Ref 2547 | 6,000 to 8,000 |
| 285 | Heuer Carrera 12, Ref 2447 S (second execution) | 5,500 to 7,500 |
| 286 | Heuer two register chronograph, 18 karat gold | 3,000 to 5,000 |
| 287 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 3646 “Big Subs” / 48864 | 35,000 to 55,000 |
| 469 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 11630 MH / 312954 | 3,500 to 5,500 |
| 545 | Heuer Carrera 12 , Ref 2456 (18 karat gold) / 100716 | 10,000 to 15,000 |
| Christie’s Rare Watches, November 12, 2018, Geneva – 2 Heuers | ||
| 118 | Heuer Skipper, Ref 7754 (“Skipperrera”) / 105645 | 25,000 to 40,000 |
| 119 | Heuer Bundeswehr chronograph / no serial number | 6,000 to 8,000 |
| Sotheby’s Important Watches, November 13, 2018, Geneva — 10 Heuers | ||
| 8 | Heuer Monaco, Ref 1133 B (“Steve McQueen”) / 161928 | 7,000 to 9,000 |
| 10 | Ecole d’horlogerie Porrentruy, from watchmaking school | 5,000 to 7,000 |
| 11 | Heuer Carrera Ref 2447 S (co-branded Turler) / 53976 | 7,000 to 9,000 |
| 13 | Heuer two register chronograph, co-branded Casa Masson / 71037 | 6,000 to 8,000 |
| 14 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446C, first execution / 110942 | 6,000 to 8,000 |
| 17 | Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarer, second execution / 146122 | 10,000 to 15,000 |
| 18 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446 first execution (“Big Subs”, with all lume hands) / 49215 | 25,000 to 50,000 |
| 19 | Heuer two register chronograph, tachymeter and telemeter scales / 50899 | 4,000 to 6,000 |
| 20 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 1163 “Viceroy” / not listed | 4,000 to 6,000 |
| 22 | Heuer Carrera, Ref 1158 CHN (second execution) / not listed | 12,000 to 18,000 |
| Kaplans, November 17, 2018, Stockholm — 8 Heuers
(estimates in US Dollars) |
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| 13 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446 (“Rindt”) / 95507 | $7,100 |
| 14 | Heuer Carrera, Ref 2447 S (first execution) / 56657 | $2,100 |
| 15 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 73463 (“Viceroy” colors) / 216782 | $1,650 |
| 16 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 1563 T, silver dial / 243306 | $1,400 |
| 92 | Heuer “Easy Rider”, blue dial | $350 |
| 93 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 11630 MH, black dial / 295907 | $2,300 |
| 128 | Heuer triple calendar chronograph, Ref 2543, white dial / 73554 | $3,500 |
| 133 | Heuer Triple Set of Dashboard Timers | $5,150 |
| Phillips The Hong Kong Watch Auction: SEVEN, November 27, 2018 — 4 Heuers
(estimates in US Dollars) |
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| 998 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446 first execution (“Big Subs”, with all lume hands) / 49298 | $60,300 to $118,000 |
| 1008 | Heuer Skipper, Ref 73464 (first execution) / 262965 | $10,000 to $15,400 |
| 1009 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 113.603 (IDF issued) | $19,200 to $30,800 |
| 1010 | Heuer Autavia, Ref 1163 T (“Siffert”) / 143153 | $10,000 to $15,400 |
