Eight vintage Heuers seem to have achieved mixed results at Christie's.

Here are the results -- https://www.christies.com/salelanding/index.aspx?intsaleid=27653&entry=heuer&saletitle=

Very weak on the Reference 1163 MH, which has the wrong movement and has been on the market for over two years . . . and finally sold for 5,000 euro. My last offer for it was in the $10,000 to $12,000 range, but it had been in the hands of very stubborn owners / sellers.

Strong on the Autavia 2446C . . . at 15,000 CHF.

Average on the Carrera 1158 CHN (second execution) . . . at 30,000 CHF.

And so the May 2018 auctions in Geneva are over. Time to reflect and review . . . pockets of strength . . . pockets of weakness . . . eBay quality watches generally sell for eBay prices, even when they travel to Geneva and are under the bright lights. And as we see in so many markets, the ones that went up the fastest have come down the fastest.

Jeff

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: Over the next three days, Saturday, May 12, through Monday,
: we'll see 59 vintage Heuer chronographs offered in four auctions
: in Geneva. The links below will take you to the Heuers, in the
: online catalogs.

: Saturday, May 12, Phillips – 5 Heuers
: Sunday, May 13, Antiquorum -- 37 Heuers
: Sunday, May 13, Sothebys -- 9 Heuers
: Monday, May 14, Christies -- 8 Heuers

: Then, on May 24, Sothebys will offer an additional 4 Heuers .

: I haven't prepared a preview of these auctions, but here is a quick
: table that at least lists all the watches. This will allow you
: to follow the action and may also facilitate our discussion of
: the watches and the results.

: While I haven't analyzed the watches carefully, I can tell you that
: they seem to span the range from some really excellent watches
: that I would be thrilled to own, to some that don't even deserve
: the fees for an eBay listing.

: This should be an interesting weekend . . . in terms of getting a
: read on the market, the biggest weekend since the Heuer Parade,
: back in November 2017.

: So what are you expecting to see?

: Jeff

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: Lot Description and Serial Number Estimate (CHF)
: Phillips, Saturday, May 12, 2013 (Geneva) 101 Heuer
: Monaco, Ref 1133 B (“McQueen” colors) / 161022 12,000 to
: 18,000 102 Heuer Autavia, Ref 1163, “White Orange Boy”/
: Case No. 241760 8,000 to 12,000 161 Heuer Autavia, Ref
: 73663 “Shauntavia”, issued by Kenya Air Force / 201105
: 8,000 to 12,000 162 Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446
: “Transitional” case / 83427 12,000 to 18,000 165 Orvis
: Solunagraph, Ref 2446C SF, First Execution / 197565 8,000 to
: 12,000 Antiquorum, Sunday, May 13, 2013 (Geneva) 33
: Heuer Triple Calendar Moonphase Chronograph, 18 Karat Gold
: 5,000 to 7,000 34 Heuer Triple Calendar, 18 Karat Gold, Ref
: 2558 / Case 62826, Movement 500589 2,500 to 4,500 35 Heuer
: Triple Calendar Chronograph, Ref 2547 / 67339 (re-engraved)
: 6,000 to 8,000 36 Heuer Three Register Chronograph / not
: visible 5,000 to 7,000 37 Heuer Ref 404 N, Three Register
: Chronograph / 42739 4,000 to 6,000 38 Heuer Autavia, Ref
: 3646 “Big Subs” / 48872 40,000 to 60,000 39 Heuer
: Autavia, Ref 3646, co-branded Gubelin (no “Autavia” on dial)
: / 82739 5,000 to 8,000 40 Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446, Second
: Execution 20,000 to 30,000 41 Heuer Carrera, Ref 1158 CHN,
: Second Execution (on bracelet) / 394297 12,000 to 18,000 42
: Heuer Autavia, Ref 11630 T (black (tropical) / orange) / [not
: listed] 4,000 to 6,000 43 Heuer Autavia, Ref 112.603
: (Pewter) / [not listed] 15,000 to 20,000 48 Heuer Autavia,
: Ref 11630 MH (black / orange) / [860548 = error] 2,500 to 4,500
: 201 Heuer Temporada, Ref 733.809 CH / [not listed] 1,000 to
: 2,000 202 Heuer Ref 13.1 Chronograph / [not listed] 1,000
: to 2,000 203 Heuer Carrera, Ref 510.511 N 2,000 to 4,000
: 204 Heuer Camaro 45, Ref 7743 N / [not listed] 2,500 to 4,500
: 207 Heuer Autavia Ref 11630 GMT, Second Execution / 354173
: 5,000 to 7,000 208 Heuer Autavia Ref 1163 GMT (listed as Ref
: 11630) / [not listed] 6,000 to 8,000 209 Heuer Autavia, Ref
: 11063 MH / 394783 5,000 to 7,000 210 Heuer Autavia, Ref
: 1163 (Viceroy) / 266683 2,000 to 4,000 211 Heuer Autavia,
: Ref 73663 (Viceroy colors) / 199760 2,000 to 4,000 212
: Heuer Monaco, Ref 73633 (blue dial and registers) / 15,000 to
: 20,000 213 Heuer Monaco, Ref 1133 B (“McQueen”) / 160842
: 10,000 to 15,000 214 Heuer Autavia, Ref 7763 T (tachymeter
: bezel) / 133529 8,000 to 12,000 215 Heuer Bundeswehr, Ref
: 1550 SG / 320390 2,000 to 4,000 216 Heuer Solunar, Ref
: 279.603 / 327366 3,000 to 5,000 217 Heuer Montreal, Ref
: 110.503 B / 280041 2,500 to 4,500 218 Heuer Carrera, Ref
: 1153, Third Execution / 188369 1,500 to 2,500 219 Heuer
: Monza, Ref 110.501 (Cal 12) / 383201 2,000 to 4,000 220
: Heuer Monza, Ref 150.501 (Cal 15) / 394325 1,500 to 2,500
: 435 Abercrombie & Fitch, Ref 346 Chronograph / case 416151
: 5,000 to 7,000 487 Heuer Supersport wrist stopwatch, Ref
: 775.901 M 500 to 800 525 Heuer Ref 2449 T (tachymeter),
: gold-plated / case 13073; movement 454079 2,000 to 4,000 526
: Heuer Carrera 45, Ref 3647 T (tachymeter) / 75712 5,000 to
: 7,000 527 Heuer Carrera, Ref 73655, gold plated / 194489
: 3,000 to 5,000 598 Heuer Rally Master pair (Master Time and
: Monte Carlo), early version 2,000 to 4,000 599 Heuer Rally
: Master pair (Master Time and Monte Carlo), early version,
: co-branded Abercrombie & Fitch 2,500 to 4,500
: Sothebys, Sunday, May 13, 2018 (Geneva) 166 Heuer Carrera,
: Ref 3336 / 46078 5,000 to 7,000 167 Heuer Carrera, Ref 2447
: D (Decimal Minutes) / 91929 5,000 to 7,000 168 Heuer
: Carrera, Ref 2447 N / 103829 6,000 to 8,000 169 Heuer
: Skipper, Ref 1564 /278772 6,000 to 8,000 170 Heuer
: Calculator, Ref 110.633 B / [not listed] 4,000 to 6,000 171
: Heuer Autavia, Ref 3646 (Big Subs) / 48905 20,000 to 40,000
: 172 Fake Heuer 6,000 to 8,000 173 Heuer Monaco, Ref 1133 B
: / 164583 8,000 to 12,000 174 Heuer Autavia, Ref 11630 GMT
: /262127 8,000 to 10,000 Christies, Monday, May 14, 2018
: (Geneva) 4 Heuer Autavia, Ref 3646, Second Execution /
: 59327 20,000 to 40,000 5 Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446 (Rindt) /
: 95341 12,000 to 18,000 6 Heuer Autavia, Ref 2446 C (First
: Execution) / 129676 12,000 to 18,000 7 Heuer Autavia, Ref
: 1163 MH / 141241 15,000 to 25,000 8 Heuer Autavia, Ref 1163
: “Orange Boy” / 242185 8,000 to 12,000 9 Heuer Monaco,
: Ref 1133 B (McQueen) / 251364 10,000 to 15,000 10 Heuer
: Montreal, Ref 110.503 B / [not listed] 4,000 to 6,000 11
: Heuer Carrera, Ref 1158 CHN (Second Execution) / 340364 18,000
: to 26,000