November and December are always busy months for watch auctions, and in Fall 2016 the vintage Heuers were well represented in auctions conduced by Phillips, Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Watches of Knightsbridge. In this posting, we show the 45 Heuers that were offered in these auctions, together with their “final prices” (comprised of the hammer price plus the applicable buyer’s premium). In addition, we feature one unusual vintage Skipper, that was sold by Fellows. For readers who want to do additional research, we provide the links to all the auction catalogs.
The following image shows the six vintage Heuers that sold for the highest amounts at these Fall 2016 auctions. Prices were as follows: Top Row — Autavia, Ref 2446 (Big Subs), for $125,000; Autavia, Ref 2446 (Rindt), for $43,750; Carrera, Ref 2447 SN, for $40,480. Bottom Row — Orvis Solunagraph, for $50,600; Autavia, Ref 1163 (Orange Boy), for $50,000; and Autavia Ref 113.603 (IDF-issued), for $63,614.
The following table summarizes the results for the vintage Heuers sold at the major Fall 2016 watch auctions.
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| Phillips — November 12, 2016, Geneva — eCatalog; online catalog. (Prices in CHF; CHF = $1.012) |
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| Lot 18 | Carrera 45 Dato, Reference 3147 N | 15,000 CHF | $15,180 |
| Lot 19 | Carrera 12, Reference 2447 SN | 40,000 CHF | 40,480 |
| Lot 41 | Orvis Solunagraph, First Execution | 50,000 CHF | 50,600 |
| Lot 67 | Bundeswehr Chronograph (Sternzeit Reguliert) | 18,750 CHF | 18,975 |
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| Christie’s – November 14, 2016, Geneva — online catalog (Prices in CHF; CHF = $1.012) |
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| Lot 5 | Reference 2444 Chronograph | 6,875 CHF | $6,998 |
| Lot 6 | Autavia, Ref 2446C | 10,625 CHF | 10,814 |
| Lot 7 | Autavia, Ref 113.603 (IDF Issued) | 62,500 CHF | 63,614 |
| Lot 8 | Autavia Ref 11630, Silver | 6,875 CHF | 6,998 |
| Lot 10 | Monaco, Ref 1133B | withdrawn | — |
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| Sotheby’s – November 15, 2016, Geneva — online catalog (Prices in CHF; CHF = $1.001) |
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| Lot 235 | Autavia Ref 1163 Viceroy | 3,375 CHF | $3,375 |
| Lot 236 | Reference 3336 N Chronograph | 8,750 CHF | 8,750 |
| Lot 238 | Autavia Ref 1163 Viceroy | unsold | — |
| Lot 239 | Skipper Ref 15640 (Black) | 10,625 CHF | 10,625 |
| Lot 240 | Carrera Ref 73655 CH (Gold Plated) | 5,250 CHF | 5,250 |
| Lot 241 | Triple Calendar Moon Phase 18KG | 10,000 CHF | 10,000 |
| Lot 242 | Bundeswehr Chronograph (3H) – Issued | 6,875 CHF | 6,875 |
| Lot 243 | Bundeswehr Chronograph (3H) – Issued | 6,250 CHF | 6,250 |
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| Watches of Knightsbridge – November 19, 2016 (Prices in GBP; GBP = $1.25) | |||
| Lot 110 | Autavia Ref 3646; First Case; Second Dial | 23,600 GBP | $29,500 |
| Lot 111 | Autavia Ref 3646; Second Case (“Andretti”) | 17,110 GBP | 21,387 |
| Lot 112 | Autavia Ref 2446; Second Case (“Rindt”) | 14,160 GBP | 17,700 |
| Lot 113 | Autavia Ref 2446C; First Execution | 8,260 GBP | 10,325 |
| Lot 114 | Autavia Ref 11630 MH (Black / Charcoal) | 4,720 GBP | 5,900 |
| Lot 115 | Autavia Ref 1163 Viceroy | 2,242 GBP | 2,802 |
| Lot 116 | Cortina; Cal 12; Black Dial | 2,950 GBP | 3,687 |
| Lot 117 | Carrera Ref 2447 T; First Execution | 7,670 GBP | 9,587 |
| Lot 118 | Carrera Ref 2447 NST | 15,340 GBP | 19,175 |
| Lot 119 | Carrera Ref 2447 S; Second Execution | 8,850 GBP | 11,062 |
| Lot 121 | Reference 12 Chronograph (1970s) | 1,062 GBP | 1,327 |
| Lot 122 | Ref 510.502 Chronograph (Olive Drab) | 1,180 GBP | 1,475 |
| Lot 123 | Bundeswehr Chronograph – Civilian | 2,832 GBP | 3,540 |
| Lot 124 | Bundeswehr Chronograph (3H) – Issued | 4,484 GBP | 5,605 |
| Lot 125 | Carrera Ref 2448 S (gold plated) | 2,124 GBP | 2,655 |
| Lot 366 | Zodiac V72; Panda with Tachymeter Scale | 7,552 GBP | 9,440 |
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| Fellows – November 29, 2016 — online catalog (Prices in GBP; GBP = $1.25) |
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| Lot 160 | Heuer Skipper Reference 7754; discussed HERE |
24,244 GBP | $30,305 |
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| Christie’s – December 6, 2016, New York City — online catalog (Prices in U.S. Dollars) |
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| Lot 1 | Heuer Solunar | $1,875 | |
| Lot 2 | Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarer (Ref 2443) | 32,500 | |
| Lot 3 | Abercrombie & Fitch Seafarer (Ref 2447) | 22,500 | |
| Lot 4 | Reference 345 (co-branded for Casa Masson) | unsold | |
| Lot 5 | Carrera Ref 7753 NST | 27,500 | |
| Lot 6 | Carrera Ref 1158 CH | 30,000 | |
| Lot 7 | Autavia Ref 2446, First Execution Case (Big Subs) | 125,000 | |
| Lot 8 | Autavia Ref 2446, Second Execution Case (Rindt) | 43,750 | |
| Lot 9 | Autavia Ref 1163 (Orange Boy) | 50,000 | |
| Lot 10 | Autavia with Test Dial | 25,000 | |
| Lot 11 | Autavia Ref 1163 (Viceroy) | 3,000 | |
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Jeff Stein
May 12, 2017