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Single-owner Heuer Autavia GMT Mark I Reference 2446 Wristwatch
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https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3595t/lots/1141Single-owner Heuer Autavia GMT Mark I Reference 2446 Wristwatch, c. 1968, aluminum "Pepsi" bezel insert, black dial with flat concentric turned subsidiary dials, polished steel hands, white chronograph seconds hand, red GMT hand, smooth pushers, snap-back case still showing the Autavia/Heuer logo, serial number 110364, manual-wind Valjoux 72C movement, dia. 40.5 mm.
Provenance: Property of an amateur race car driver, pilot, and scuba diver, who purchased the watch in 1968 because, as he shared with his future wife on their first date (in a plane he was piloting), "the watch had the ability to serve the needs of all my hobbies": fit, form, and function.
Throughout their courtship he wore this watch proudly, while continuing to fly, dive, and race. As time went on it was replaced by a gold Movado to better fit his role in financial services at the Gillette Company at the Prudential Center, Boston. The watch has been stored, with attention, all the years since, a piece of Heuer history now ready for a new chapter.
Condition: winding setting and ticking. Appears to be an unserviced movement with no tool marks. Hands, bezel dial original and untouched. Chronograph resets as intended
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
Provenance: Property of an amateur race car driver, pilot, and scuba diver, who purchased the watch in 1968 because, as he shared with his future wife on their first date (in a plane he was piloting), "the watch had the ability to serve the needs of all my hobbies": fit, form, and function.
Throughout their courtship he wore this watch proudly, while continuing to fly, dive, and race. As time went on it was replaced by a gold Movado to better fit his role in financial services at the Gillette Company at the Prudential Center, Boston. The watch has been stored, with attention, all the years since, a piece of Heuer history now ready for a new chapter.
Condition: winding setting and ticking. Appears to be an unserviced movement with no tool marks. Hands, bezel dial original and untouched. Chronograph resets as intended
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3595t/lots/1141Single-owner Heuer Autavia GMT Mark I Reference 2446 Wristwatch, c. 1968, aluminum "Pepsi" bezel insert, black dial with flat concentric turned subsidiary dials, polished steel hands, white chronograph seconds hand, red GMT hand, smooth pushers, snap-back case still showing the Autavia/Heuer logo, serial number 110364, manual-wind Valjoux 72C movement, dia. 40.5 mm.
Provenance: Property of an amateur race car driver, pilot, and scuba diver, who purchased the watch in 1968 because, as he shared with his future wife on their first date (in a plane he was piloting), "the watch had the ability to serve the needs of all my hobbies": fit, form, and function.
Throughout their courtship he wore this watch proudly, while continuing to fly, dive, and race. As time went on it was replaced by a gold Movado to better fit his role in financial services at the Gillette Company at the Prudential Center, Boston. The watch has been stored, with attention, all the years since, a piece of Heuer history now ready for a new chapter.
Condition: winding setting and ticking. Appears to be an unserviced movement with no tool marks. Hands, bezel dial original and untouched. Chronograph resets as intended
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
Provenance: Property of an amateur race car driver, pilot, and scuba diver, who purchased the watch in 1968 because, as he shared with his future wife on their first date (in a plane he was piloting), "the watch had the ability to serve the needs of all my hobbies": fit, form, and function.
Throughout their courtship he wore this watch proudly, while continuing to fly, dive, and race. As time went on it was replaced by a gold Movado to better fit his role in financial services at the Gillette Company at the Prudential Center, Boston. The watch has been stored, with attention, all the years since, a piece of Heuer history now ready for a new chapter.
Condition: winding setting and ticking. Appears to be an unserviced movement with no tool marks. Hands, bezel dial original and untouched. Chronograph resets as intended
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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This auction features exciting fresh-to-the-market vintage and contemporary wristwatches—some with wonderful provenance. Pocket watches include late 19th and early 20th century “complicated” movements and a number of fine American and European time-only examples. American clocks range from early patent timepieces or “banjo” clocks to tall clocks by revered makers such as Willard, Cummens, and Abiel Chandler, as well as “hall clocks” by Walter H. Durfee.
Highlighting the sale’s scientific portion is a live steam model of a Boston and Albany 4-6-6 “402” locomotive, circa 1945, with extensive documentation. Also on offer is a small collection of French luxury pens and lighters by S.T. Dupont and Cartier, and the private collection and remaining inventory from the Camera Craftsman store and workshop of Boston, Massachusetts.
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