Item Details
- Seller: GREENWICHCARGUY
- Location: Riverside County, California 92210
- Lot #: M-0027683
Available for auction is a collection of 9 vintage stopwatches. The collection consists of 2 Heuer, 2 Meylan, 2 Chateau & Cie, 1 Sportcraft, 1 Junghans, and 1 Minerva Yacht Timer. All 9 examples are mounted on wood display plaques. According to the seller, they are in excellent working condition with minor patina from age and use.
A pair of Meylan model 202AD, 1/10-second timer with Baumgartner BFG411 7 jewel movement, one has the original sticker on the back with the company motto. They are in excellent condition. Mounted on a wood plaque with the legend ‘SILVERSTONE’. They measure 51.2mm.
The pair of Heuer stopwatches are from circa 1970s. Each stopwatch is finished in stainless and has a black rim and measures 53mm. The first is a 2-button 1/10 second timer model 7700 Ref #918. The original factory sticker is on the back. The second is a 2-button 1/10 second timer with alternating black and red numbers, and a Starburst center register. They are mounted on a metal mounting plate with quick-release clips. This in turn is mounted on a wood display plaque with the legend ‘’CIRCUIT DE LA MONACO’. The Dash Mounting Plate and Clips can be removed and mounted directly on the dashboard.
A pair of Chateau & Cie stopwatches. The first is a 1/10-second timer with alternating red and black numbers and a Starburst register. The second is a 2-button 1/5 second timer. Both measure 51.3mm. Mounted with Quick Release Clips on a walnut display plaque with the legend ‘CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE’. The Clips can be removed and installed on a dashboard.
The Junghans is a 1/10 second timer. Red and black alternating numbers on the face with a red starburst register measure 54.8mm. Mounted on a wood plaque with the legend ’24 HUERES DU LE MANS’.
The Sportcraft is a 2-button 1/10 second timer Ref # 12801 Swiss 7 jewel with alternating Red and Black numbers on the dial, Circa 1980. Mounted with a Quick Release Clip on a Metal Dash Mounting Plate. The Dash Plate is mounted on a wood display plaque that has the legend ‘CAN AM 1966-1974 ’. The Dash Mounting Plate and Clips can be removed and mounted directly on the dashboard.
Minerva Yacht timer Ref 315 marked Racine Select. Mounted on a wood plaque commemorating the 2003 Americas Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, and won by the ‘Alinghi’ which the Société Nautique de Genève sponsored. Mounted on a wood plaque.
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Auction Results
- Sold for: $1,800
- Auction End: Mar 17, 2023 08:35:00PM UTC
- Number of Bids: 16
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To Armo........I can't think of a more unique gift.....If you or anyone who wins the auction would prefer another piece that is more appropriate to a vintage car, I would be happy to substitute the Yacht piece. I have a number in my collection you could choose from and it would be no problem.
@UniqueAutomobilia @GREENWICHCARGUY - totally agree that vintage cars need vintage timers and it isn't about accuracy! Good they are in working order - thanks.
I saw the yacht timer at the end, it's just not in the first 'collection' picture. Considering these as a gift for a friend with several vintage cars.
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To Arno......The 2 Maylan, the Sportcrafrt and the Minerva were serviced in the past month as they weren't running correctly. All the others work properly but none were test for accuracy. In today's world these have been replaced for the most part with electronics. But they look great !!!!
Vintage cars need vintage timers.........
The picture is there just scroll down to the end. It is monuted with a painting of the winning Yacht and close up shots of the watch
Any invoices for repairs or cleaning? If not, any idea when they may have been serviced?
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just FYI, the Minerva Yacht timer Ref 315 isn't in the collection picture.