Articles in the Montreal Category
Read all Calibre 11 articles featuring the Heuer Montreal, a classic 1970s Chronograph with an over-sized stainless steel case. The Montreal is best remembered for the Calibre 12 models, which were sold in a range of dial colours (White, Black, Blue and Champagne) and including one model with a black PVD case.
Auctions, Autavia, Camaro, Carrera, Monaco, Montreal »
Exciting news: last night the vintage Heuer fairy flew to the Cayman Islands and deposited USD 40,000 into the secret Calibre 11 bank account. The condition? That it all gets spent by Christmas on at least five vintage Heuer watches. Fortunately, the Bonhams auction of Arno Haslinger’s vintage Heuer collection is fast approaching- December 15 in London.
I’ve previewed the Auction back in May, but last week the on-line catalogue was launched, allowing a much more detailed review of exactly which watches from of Arno’s fabulous collection will be on the …
Montreal »
Normally when I take photographs of watches I spend most of the time on the head-on shots of the dial- after all, this is the view that you have when you look at your watch. This angle offers the best view of the hands, the sub-dials and any pattern on the dial (oh, and you can also tell the time).
However today I want to focus on the Heuer Montreal- and ignore its dial and hands and instead focus on its amazing case finishing. That is not to say that the …
5100 Series, Montreal, Watch Collecting »
Since the original post on 18 September, there have been two examples of the predicted “big movers” that have sold on eBay. Given that these came up so soon after the initial post, I thought it would be worth tracking to see whether there were any signs of values heading north.
1) Heuer Montreal
Sold for USD1,525
25 Bids
The white-dial Montreal is the rarest of the lot, so on the face of it this is a pretty disappointing price. However, look a little closer and note that the hands are not correct …
5100 Series, Camaro, Diver Watches, Montreal, Silverstone, Watch Collecting »
Every year it seems that a different Vintage Heuer model enjoys its moment in the sun- collectors suddenly realise that there are some under-appreciated models out there (with under-appreciated prices to match), a few examples are bought and photos posted…and the Heuer collecting world has a new favourite.
Of course, there are always the “blue-chip” models- 1133B Monaco, Siffert Autavia, Carrera 12 that will continue to appreciate (although my view is that the Siffert and 1133B values will slow in their appreciation), but the real fun comes in finding models that …
