98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 400
Heuer "Autavia", Case No. 52563, Ref. 3646, Cal. Val 92, 39 mm, circa 1963
A "cult" wristband chronograph with 45 min. counter and rotating bezel - second execution with two registers
Case: steel, screw back with engraving: "Ed. Heuer & Co. SA Swiss". Dial: black, silver-coloured and engine-turned subsidiary registers.
The design of the Autavia 3646 is famous for the striking style elements it adopted from the world of motor sports. In the 1960, the Heuer Autavia chronographs were regularly seen on the wrists of professional racing drivers; the model took its name from the combination of the words "AUTomobile" and "AVIAtion".
This Heuer Autavia 3646 model possesses a round stainless steel case with large pushbuttons and an original unsigned, fluted crown. The 39 mm case still has exceptionally sharp edges and is in remarkably fine condition. The bezel is bi-directional; the luminous mass of the triangle at 12 o’clock has acquired a dark-yellowish brown patina and matches the Dauphine hands and the creamy yellow hour indexes perfectly. The black dial has white minute indexes and applied, bevelled silver hours; it bears the white Heuer logo with with Autavia designation above it. A "Swiss" designation is visible above the 6 o’clock index. This Autavia timepiece is an earlier version of the "Second Execution" series, which is characterized by the "Swiss"-only dial and the smaller sub-dials - it hardly ever appears on the market.
A "cult" wristband chronograph with 45 min. counter and rotating bezel - second execution with two registers
Case: steel, screw back with engraving: "Ed. Heuer & Co. SA Swiss". Dial: black, silver-coloured and engine-turned subsidiary registers.
The design of the Autavia 3646 is famous for the striking style elements it adopted from the world of motor sports. In the 1960, the Heuer Autavia chronographs were regularly seen on the wrists of professional racing drivers; the model took its name from the combination of the words "AUTomobile" and "AVIAtion".
This Heuer Autavia 3646 model possesses a round stainless steel case with large pushbuttons and an original unsigned, fluted crown. The 39 mm case still has exceptionally sharp edges and is in remarkably fine condition. The bezel is bi-directional; the luminous mass of the triangle at 12 o’clock has acquired a dark-yellowish brown patina and matches the Dauphine hands and the creamy yellow hour indexes perfectly. The black dial has white minute indexes and applied, bevelled silver hours; it bears the white Heuer logo with with Autavia designation above it. A "Swiss" designation is visible above the 6 o’clock index. This Autavia timepiece is an earlier version of the "Second Execution" series, which is characterized by the "Swiss"-only dial and the smaller sub-dials - it hardly ever appears on the market.
Sold
estimated
10.000—15.000 €
Price realized
17.600 €