Heuer. An early stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch


Model: Up-downDate: Circa 1940Movement: Jewelled Venus 170 manual windDial: Silvered, black Arabic numerals, black outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 12 and 6 for 30 minute recording and seconds, blued steel pointed baton handsCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, snap on back, crown flanked by twin buttons, No.10314Strap/Bracelet: Black leatherBuckle/Clasp: Steel buckleSigned: DialSize: 33mm
|Produced in the mid to late 1930's and early 1940's the so called 'up-down' Heuer is driven by a Venus 170 movement. The movements from this era were not normally signed. It has been suggested that these watches were intended for military use.