No Reserve
8078
Heuer
Ref. 15640
Autavia Skipper
A rare and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with 15 minutes regatta countdown timer and date
- Estimate
- HK$32,000 - 48,000•€3,800 - 5,700$4,100 - 6,200
HK$38,100
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Heuer
- Year
- Circa 1983
- Reference No
- 15640
- Case No
- 503’305
- Model Name
- Autavia Skipper
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 15, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Leather
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Heuer pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 42mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- Built specifically for yacht racing, the Heuer Autavia Skipper ref. 15640 was introduced in 1972 with a blue dial and yellow hands and later in 1978, a gloss black dial with white hands model was released.
- Increasingly becoming a rarity among vintage Heuer models, the present reference is the 3rd and last generation of Heuer chronographs released in 1983 before the TAG Group acquired the brand in 1985, forming TAG Heurer.
- The ref. 15640 carries the self-winding cal. 15, with a small seconds sub-dial at an offset position above the 9 o’clock marker, and a notable 15 minutes regatta countdown timing register in contrasting red, white and blue for ease of reading during a boat race.
- Housed in the heftiest of Autavia cases (11063V), the present example is offered in very good overall condition.
- Increasingly becoming a rarity among vintage Heuer models, the present reference is the 3rd and last generation of Heuer chronographs released in 1983 before the TAG Group acquired the brand in 1985, forming TAG Heurer.
- The ref. 15640 carries the self-winding cal. 15, with a small seconds sub-dial at an offset position above the 9 o’clock marker, and a notable 15 minutes regatta countdown timing register in contrasting red, white and blue for ease of reading during a boat race.
- Housed in the heftiest of Autavia cases (11063V), the present example is offered in very good overall condition.
Heuer
Swiss | 1860This iconic chronograph manufacturer has a long tradition of precision timekeeping. As early as 1882, founder Edouard Heuer held a patent for a chronograph watch; in 1887, he received a patent for an oscillating pinion, which is still in use today. These specialized timepieces have been at the heart of the firm's success, enabling the brand to be chosen as early timekeepers for the Olympics. In 1969, the company introduced their first automatic chronograph watch, the Monaco Heuer, which celebrated the Monaco Grand Prix. Other key chronograph models include the Autavia and the Carrera, all of which having become iconic models of the firm.
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