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Lot Essay
Accompanied by a Heuer-Leonidas S.A. Guarantee booklet stamped by Genova retailer Montres & Bijoux S.p.A and dated October 1971 and Heuer-Leonidas presentation box.
The so-called “Orange Boy”, the present version of Heuer Autavia reference 1163 is distinguished by orange hands and accents, rather than the more common red ones. Offered in exceptional condition and complete of its original warranty card and box, this is an exceedingly rare opportunity for the collector of vintage chronograph watches.
The present watch is one of the exceedingly rare “White Orange Boy” Autavia watches known to the market. With what appears to be a slightly warmer white base than found on the “Jo Siffert” Autavia counterparts, the “White Orange Boy” further has signal orange accents rather than blue accents. The orange renders the overall aesthetic of the look to be very modern, and one can imagine that it would be the perfect complement to a vintage Porsche Carrera in signal orange.
The present example is furthermore distinguished by the extremely rare high-beat automatic chronograph movement, thought to have been part of a test project by Buren to improve accuracy. It has been said that approximately 100 of these movements were made. The registers on this Autavia are starting to turn slightly tropical, which offers further visual interest.
The so-called “Orange Boy”, the present version of Heuer Autavia reference 1163 is distinguished by orange hands and accents, rather than the more common red ones. Offered in exceptional condition and complete of its original warranty card and box, this is an exceedingly rare opportunity for the collector of vintage chronograph watches.
The present watch is one of the exceedingly rare “White Orange Boy” Autavia watches known to the market. With what appears to be a slightly warmer white base than found on the “Jo Siffert” Autavia counterparts, the “White Orange Boy” further has signal orange accents rather than blue accents. The orange renders the overall aesthetic of the look to be very modern, and one can imagine that it would be the perfect complement to a vintage Porsche Carrera in signal orange.
The present example is furthermore distinguished by the extremely rare high-beat automatic chronograph movement, thought to have been part of a test project by Buren to improve accuracy. It has been said that approximately 100 of these movements were made. The registers on this Autavia are starting to turn slightly tropical, which offers further visual interest.