Heuer. A stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch Autavia 'White Orange Boy', Ref 1163, Circa 1970

Heuer. A stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch
Model: Autavia 'White Orange Boy'Reference: 1163Date: Circa 1970Movement: 17-jewel Cal.12 automaticDial: White, applied polished baton hour markers with black inserts and luminous tips, black outer 1/5th second divisions with orange 5 minute markers, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for 30 minute and 12 hour recording, date aperture at 6, polished pointed baton hands with orange and luminous inserts, orange centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, bi-directional calibrated bezel, winding crown at 9, chronograph pushers at 2 and 4, No.223170Strap/Bracelet: Black racing leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed steel buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 42mm

The Heuer Autavia model was first introduced in 1962, the name deriving from a combination of "AUTomobile" and "AVIAtion".The current lot is nicknamed "White Orange Boy" thanks to its white dial and orange accents.