1910's HEUER Vintage Large
Mens Sporting / Aviator's Single Button Chronograph - Sterling Silver |
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Today's auction showcases a this fantastic large and all-original c. 1900's - 1910's single-button Heuer trench chronograph with enamel dial. Chronograph watches were originally designed as precision instruments, serving the needs of doctor's, sporting professionals, and those who demanded a high level of precision in their timing. As technology progressed, they were adopted by pilots and auto racers. Equipped with special functions to aid the wearer in the task at hand, these fine mechanisms played an integral role in their owner's lives. This rare Ed Heuer & Co. trench chronograph watch is an extremely early example of one of their wristworn chrongraphs - it's a wonderful piece of history from the early days of wristwatches with a very good possiblity of having seen use during the Great War. In the first
decade after the turn of the twentieth century when someone made
reference to a man's watch they most often meant one object -
a larger, timing instrument kept in the pocket. When the first World War erupted, demand rose sharply for these novel wristwatches as Allied servicemen needed a more suitable way to a access their vital timepieces. But this special wrist-worn Heuer may have even been made before that. Often referred
to as a Trench Watch, watches like this one enabled an officer
to coordinate his men's activities with precision with just a
glance at his wrist. With its circular case, easy to read porcelain
dial with large numerals, and large "onion" winding
crown, it clearly showcases its resemblance to a pocket watch. Born before
the days of constant brand focused marketing, very early Heuer
wristwatches were often not signed on the dial. Only the movement
and the case were signed, as is the case with this one. The centerpiece of the watch is its beautiful original porcelain dial with large luminous numerals and distinctive "up and down" arrangement of subdials. We were fortunate to acquire it in original condition down to all of the original and deeply toned luminous. Its large 39mm sterling silver case is fully signed and in honest original condition. It has developed a light patina that we have left on for the sale. Its enamel dial presents in very pleasing all-original condition. It has one hairline that's faintly visible to the naked eye, and a couple of other tiny ones visible only with magnification. One of our Master Watchmakers has fully serviced the watch which consists of fully disassembling the movement, carefully inspecting each part, working on one of the eccentric screws, replacing any overly worn components, reassembling and lubricating the movement, putting the watch back into beat, and extensive timing testing and regulation (a $1295 value). The chronograph resets crisply and to a perfect zero. While we invested an extensive amount of time and high level expertise into the servicing to get it running as accurately as it can be made to, please understand that because of the watch's age, timekeeping may differ by approx. 4-5 seconds per hour or so. Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. international
warranty on the movement and its function and a full-page custom
printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity. |
| Timepiece's Finer Points: |
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Dial: White enamel with large luminous dauphine Arabic indexes, outer 1/5 second markings, original, excellent all-original condition. It has one hairline that's faintly visible to the naked eye, and a couple of other tiny ones visible only with magnification. |
Crystal: Mineral glass, excellent condition |
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Case: Sterling silver, one body with hinged back and bezel, signed E. Heuer, 39mm wide (without crown), 45mm long lug tip-to-tip |
Band: Leather, designed for fixed lug use, brand new and unworn It could also be well-suited for a pig-skin strap. |
| Movement: Signed E. Heuer, likely Landeron, single button operation, capable of timing events up to 30 minutes in duration, 1/5 second register, crown wheel and carrying arm | Function: Hours, Minutes, Chronograph timing, Subsidiary Seconds |
| Crown: Original | |
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