VERY RARE HEUER MONZA 150.051 CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

Manufacturer: Heuer 

Retail: RM9,000 preowned 

Circa: 1970s Original Steve McQueen model 150.501 S/N 359188

Diameter: not including crown 42mm

Lug tip to Lug tip: 47Mm

Distance between lugs: 20Mm

Thickness: 15Mm

Case condition: Very good, minor scratches on back case and tiny scratches on the bezel

Case Metal: PVD Black Stainless steel 

Dial condition: Very good-excellent, minor blemishes

Dial Color: Black 

All the words on dial: Monza Heuer Automatic Chronograph 

Numerals: Stick markers

Hands: Index with red accents

All words on case and case back Heuer - Leonidas SA Swiss Stainless steel 

Movement Type: Automatic Cal.15

Movement Condition: Very good, has been keeping good time 

All words/numbers on movement: Seventeen 17 jewels unadjusted Swiss Heuer Cal 12 

Jewel count: 17 jewels 

Crystal: Acrylic, overall good, some minor scratches and scuffs

Crown: Fluted, snaps and winds well on left side

Bracelet and total watch length: 9 ¾" in length

Total Watch weight: 104.1 Grams 

Bracelet Material: New Non Heuer Black/Red Stripe Nato Textile Strap

Clasp or buckle: Black 

Warranty: None

Engravings or Personalization's: None

Box: None

Papers: None

Manuals: None

Accessories: None

Price: RM7,500 (SOLD TO WENFEY FROM KEPONG, KL)

HISTORY OF HEUER CHRONOGRAPH - FIRST AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

Commencing in the mid-1960s, Heuer was part of a partnership (with Breitling and Hamilton) that sought to introduce the world's first automatic chronograph. Seiko (a Japanese watch manufacturer) and Zenith (a Swiss watch manufacturer) were also seeking to be the first to offer these chronographs. These projects were conducted in secret, as none of the competitors wanted the other companies to be aware of their efforts. Most agree that the Heuer-Breitling venture was first to introduce their new line of automatic chronographs to the world wide market, with Heuer-Breitling-Hamilton holding lavish press conferences in Geneva and New York, on 3 March 1969, to show their new lines of chronographs.

Heuer's first automatic chronographs were the Autavia, Carrera and Monaco. These were powered by the Cal 11 and Cal 12 movements (12-hour chronograph); Cal 14 movement (12-hour chronograph and additional hand for GMT / second time-zone) and the Cal 15 movement (30-minute chronograph). Unusually, the winding crown was on the left, with the pushers for the chronograph on the right. The earliest of Heuer's Cal 11 chronographs (from 1969) were named "Chrono-Matic". In the early 1970s, Heuer expanded its line of automatic chronographs to include the Daytona, Montreal, Silverstone, Calculator, Monza and Jarama models, all of them powered by the Caliber 15 movement.

Several of the automatic Heuer chronographs powered by the Caliber 11 series of movements are associated with automobile racing and specific drivers. Steve McQueen wore a blue Monaco in the 1971 movie, Le Mans (with this model now referred to as the "McQueen Monaco") and Swiss Formula One star Jo Siffert customarily wore a white-dialed Autavia with black registers. In 1974, Heuer produced a special version of the black-dialed Autavia that was offered by the Viceroy cigarette company, in a special promotion for $88. The Viceroy advertisements for this promotion featured racer Parnelli Jones, this version of the Autavia got to be called the "Viceroy".