Auctions
The Heuer Parade — The Value of Themed Auctions
Auctions
The Heuer Parade — The Value of Themed Auctions
There was considerable interest in the sale, in the room and one various forms of media. Online bidding played a strong part in this sale in moving prices and watches at the final bid. Vintage chronographs are definitely “en vogue” at the moment and with the likes of TAG Heuer, Longines, and Tudor all issuing “heritage” chronographs based on past designs.
All watches in the sale were sold (one lot was withdrawn) and nearly all went over or substantially over the high estimate. The star of the show was undoubtedly Lot 3: The Heuer Autavia ‘Big Sub’, 1st execution dial, 2nd execution hands, but with the necessary documentation to show that was exactly how it left the factory in 1962. All in, this watch went for CHF 137,500, above the high estimate, but only just. The best performance went to Lot 16: The Carrera “Yachting” with a rare tropical dial featuring a register at 3 o’clock displaying blue-printed sailing indications; selling for CHF 58,750 (more than three times the high estimate).