Swiss stainless steel single button chronograph Circa 1960
- Kenmerk
- TA5495
- Diameter
- 51 mm
- Estimate
- € 1.000 - 2.000
- Price sold
- € 600
Stainless steel open faced by Heuer
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A Swiss stainless steel keyless wind chronograph pocket watch, made by Heuer in Switzerland, circa 1960. A polished open faced case, enamel dial, black Arabic numerals, black outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 6 and 12 for constant seconds and 30 minute recording and blued steel leaf hands. Single button for chronograph. Movement with a lever escapement, 17 jewels, cut and compensated mono-metallic balance, column wheel chronograph. Case, dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Heuer, Swiss
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Accompanied by a matching long chain.
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Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG was founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. In 1985, Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG) purchased a majority stake in the company, forming TAG Heur S.A. In 1999, French luxury goods conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) bought nearly 100 per cent of the Swiss company. Although best known for its chronographs, the company also manufactured stopwatches.
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Edouard Heuer patented his first chronograph in 1882. In 1887, he patented an oscillating pinion still used by major watchmakers of mechanical chronographs. In 1911, Heuer further received a patent for the Time of Trip, the first dashboard chronograph. Designed for use in automobiles and aircraft.
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A Swiss stainless steel keyless wind chronograph pocket watch, made by Heuer in Switzerland, circa 1960. A polished open faced case, enamel dial, black Arabic numerals, black outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 6 and 12 for constant seconds and 30 minute recording and blued steel leaf hands. Single button for chronograph. Movement with a lever escapement, 17 jewels, cut and compensated mono-metallic balance, column wheel chronograph. Case, dial and movement signed.
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Diameter: 51 mm
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Signed: Heuer, Swiss
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Accompanied by a matching long chain.
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Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG was founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. In 1985, Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG) purchased a majority stake in the company, forming TAG Heur S.A. In 1999, French luxury goods conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) bought nearly 100 per cent of the Swiss company. Although best known for its chronographs, the company also manufactured stopwatches.
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Edouard Heuer patented his first chronograph in 1882. In 1887, he patented an oscillating pinion still used by major watchmakers of mechanical chronographs. In 1911, Heuer further received a patent for the Time of Trip, the first dashboard chronograph. Designed for use in automobiles and aircraft.
Signed: Heuer, Swiss
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