90th Auction

2014/11/15

Lot 94

Heuer "Bundeswehr Sternzeit reguliert", Case No. 4699, Ref. 1551 SGSZ, Cal. Val 230, 43 mm, circa 1970
An almost as new, large military chronograph of the "Bundesartillerie" - original leather box, accessories and documentation
Case: steel, screwed back with military engraving: BUND 6645-12-148-2298, turnable bezel. Dial: black, luminous Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds, 30 min. counter, luminous hands. Movm.: 2/3 plate movement, rhodium-plated, ground, 17 jewels, ground chronograph steel parts, ratchet wheel, Glucydur balance, shock protection for balance.
This watch is a measuring instrument rather than an aviator’s watch. The chronograph is regulated for sidereal time and was part of the supplementary equipment "surveying theodolite"; it was used for the determination of time during azimuth evaluations.
Source: "Militäruhren" by Konrad Knirim, Bottrop 2002, p. 576f.

Sold

estimated
3.5004.500 €
Price realized
6.000 €