SOLD: Heuer Monaco 1133 B

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SOLD: This original Heuer Monaco Reference 1133 B is a great watch, one of Heuer’s most iconic vintage watches available. Probably the most reputed and sough-after left-handed wristwatch ever.

The Heuer Monaco ref. 1133 was the world first automatic rectangular chronograph wristwatch ever produced. The model was revealed simultanously on the 3nd March 1969 in Geneva and New York. It gets its name from the Monaco Grand Prix, one of the greatest and most famous auto races in the World. Steve McQueen, the actor, was inspired to wear one in the film « Le Mans » in 1971, after seeing it on the wrist of his friend, the racing legend Jo Siffert. The legend was born!

The large rectangular tonneau-shaped steel case is fitted with lapidated straight lugs The case is engraved 1133 between the lugs at 6. The inside case is engraved « Heuer-Leonidas SA, swiss, stainless steel ». The snap on case back is engraved « tool no. 033 », the purpose built tool (Monaco specific opening tool). The watch comes with perforated Heuer black leather on an stainless steel Heuer buckle.

Under the domed plexy glass, a navy blue dial with applied steel rectangular indexes, luminous hands, two off-white subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, an aperture for the framed date at 6h, a 1/5th second division with 5-minute red markers. The name Monaco is above the Heuer logo.

The watch is powered by a caliber 11, mechanical movement, self-winding thanks to a micro-rotor, with nickel finish , 17 jewels, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. The movement is signed Heuer.