Description:
Heuer “Golden Hours” chronograph with moon phase and date.
Released in 1985 as part of a collection to commemorate Heuer’s 125th anniversary, shortly after their merger with TAG, it harkens back to the company’s roots of making very fine mechanical watches.
Powering it is a superior Lemania 1883 movement, likely a practical choice at the time, but also an apt choice given its quality and Lemanias close ties to Heuer.
Moderately sized and elegant, it packs a lot in a small package. Its dial is nicely balanced and quite complicated, and the gold subdial surrounds add even more elegance. Heuer made several versions of this watch. This one, the first we’ve owned of this version, is our favorite because of its beautiful lugs.
I think these watches are significantly undervalued given their rarity, complexity, movement quality, beauty, and increasing collectability of Heuers, and will be a good long term buy. This is an awfully complicated, high quality, rare watch for the money.
Country of origin: Switzerland.
Maker: Heuer (Tag Heuer).
Year made: c. 1985.
Model: Ref. 188.205/1.
Functions: Hours, Minutes, Quick-Setting Date (advanced by corrector).
Continuous Seconds, Moonphase, Full Chronograph.
Designed for: Men.
Case material: Gold plated and stainless steel.
Case condition: Presents as mint with strong lug chamfers and its top doesn’t appear to ever have been polished.
Dimensions: 34mm diameter (without the crown) by 41mm long.
Dial: White with black painted vintage styled Arabic indexes, gold rimmed subdials for the moonphase/date, continuous seconds, 30 minute and 12-hour registers, original, perfect mint.
Hands: Original, blackened 18K gold “epees”.
Movement type: Lemania 1883 finished by Heuer, rhodium plated, handwound, 17 jewels, monometallic balance, flat self-compensating balance spring, shock resistant, screw fine regulator.
Crystal type: Acrylic, original, excellent condition.
WATCH WILL BE INSPECTED, TESTED, CHECKED AND DETAILED. ANY INSPECTION WELCOME.
12 MONTH WARRANTY SUPPLIED.
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