Hello Jasper.
As a matter of interest and to compare with other pictures, could you tell us the brand name and the model of the H. Kelleners’ Monaco bracelet as shown in the picture where you sit both together with the watch ?
Thank you.
Jean-Pierre

: 5.Jasper Bitter / Germany, Monaco 1133 B ,
: Serial No. 1603XX , seen and verifided by Jasper Bitter in 2009
: Owner Jasper Bitter – Privat collection
: Comes with a sellers ; affirmation in lieu of oath
: Approved; with a Documentation trought Helmut Kelleners wifes
: personally Foto album with about 15 fotos taken from her at the
: movie set “Le Mans” in 1970 ty.
: Approved; with a official Solar productions –movie shot –
: Europe poster, Steve McQueen waering this watch.
: Speciality / unusual mounted /at the movie set “Le Mans” with
: steel brachelet ,
: Sold in july 2009 from porsche 917 race driver Helmut Kelleners to
: me,
: Helmut Kelleners was contracted by solar productions for 3 months
: at the movie set “ Le Mans” in summer/autum 1970 ty , he
: stayed with his son Ralf Kelleners and his wife in a Chateaux
: near Le Mans , wear they lived together with other race drivers
: too.
: This Monaco was given from Steve personally as a gift, at the end
: of the movies-shots, to his
: german friend and his STUNT-Race-Driver Helmut Kelleners ( drove a
: Gesipa team Porsche 917 in 1970 , his car was sprayed into gulf
: colors at the movie set and numbered No 20 only for the movie !,
: so that’s why only he had to drive this car for steve, as
: steve was forbidden by solar productions, because of insurance
: reasons, to drive the race cars himself!)
: You can also see in the credits at the end of the movie Le Mans
: that Helmut Kellener s Name is written alone & specially and
: outstanding and he is one of only race drivers named there too !

: Years later i even found the official Solar Production
: Movie-shot-picture with
: Steve infront of the Porsche 917 No.20 and wearing this watch with
: the rare
: metal-brachelet on it too ( behind you can see Helmut Kelleners
: ,just setting up/ getting prepered for a stunt-or race
: drive....).
: Helmut Kelleners told me that he also saw “Steve McQueen took the
: first choice pick on those watches in the box that Gerd-Rüdiger
: Lang personally handed over at the begin of the movie- shoting
: to the property master Donald B.Nunly!!! , it wasn,t Jack Heuer
: who gave these watches to Mr Nunly! Jack Heuer was never at the
: Movie set !! see also my OTD message from april 18 , 2004 as I
: intervied personally Mr Gert-Rüdiger Lang about this story,

: Jasper Bitter picture of the- hand over- of this “Worn by Steve
: “ Heuer Monaco at Helmut Kelleners privat house in July 2009
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:

: The official Solar productions –movie shot – Europe poster,
: Steve waering this watch
:
:

: Close up , Steve s wrist
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:

: Please notice my OTD message in 2009, heres the link…..

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: http://chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=31106

: The Monaco Story , message OTD in april 2004 by Jasper Bitter ,
: heres the link;

:
: http://chronocentric.com/forums/heuer/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=4361