97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 117

Heuer, "Bund" Model, Case No. 1202, Ref. 1550 SG, Cal. Val 230, 43 mm, circa 1970
A large civilian flyback chronograph with a copy of the technical manual
Case: steel, screwed back, turnable bezel. Dial: black.
In 1967 Heuer developed this almost completely black chronograph especially for the pilots of the German Bundeswehr. At first it was fitted with automatic calibre Heuer 12 (identified by the crown to the left of "9"), later it featured the manual movement Valjoux 230 with flyback function. The model with Chronomatic calibre 12 was not used in any military missions and is only available in a very small number of collector’s pieces.
The so-called "Bundeswehr-Chronograph" was built according to military specifications and is extremely easy to read and to use. Those examples that have the tritium luminous mass, carry the red "3H" designation on the dial.
There are countless variations with numerous fine details and there are also the versions that were produced by Sinn. A special model is even regulated for sidereal time, which gains about 4 minutes every 24 hours against local civil time.
Source: https://www.uhren-wiki.net/index.php?title=Heuer_Bundeswehr, as of 04/04/2018

Sold

estimated
2.2003.500 €
Price realized
4.100 €