Heuer. A fine stainless steel tonneau-shaped automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, tropical dial and Gay Frères bracelet
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Heuer. A fine stainless steel tonneau-shaped automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, tropical dial and Gay Frères bracelet

Signed Autavia, Heuer, Automatic, Chronograph, Ref. 1163, "Orange Boy" model, case no. 242’185, circa 1970

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Heuer. A fine stainless steel tonneau-shaped automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, tropical dial and Gay Frères bracelet
Signed Autavia, Heuer, Automatic, Chronograph, Ref. 1163, "Orange Boy" model, case no. 242’185, circa 1970
Movement: Cal. 12, automatic, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: screw back, 44 mm. diam., signed
With: stainless steel Heuer bracelet, clasp stamped Gay Frères 4 71, approximate overall length 190 mm., travelling case.
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Lot Essay

The Heuer “Orange Boy” Autavia reference 1163 with black dial was available with a tachymeter bezel such as the present watch or with the hour/minute variant.

The orange details on the dial such as hands, indexes and register are reminiscent of the orange used by Gulf Oil in its logo in the 1970s, consequently the model is also nicknamed the "Gulf".

The present example is distinguished by its tropical aspect featuring a brown-coloured dial, the orange indexes and hands faded to a light cream tint, the black bezel bleached to a metallic grey, rendering it a very unique and unusual appearance.

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