Details
Heuer-Leonidas 'Auto-Rallye' ref. 16.8433 (left side):
CIRCA: 1960s
CASE NO: 211'475
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIAMETER: 57 x 57 mm.
DIAL: Black
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Stopwatch
BOX: No
PAPERS: No

Minerva (right side):
CIRCA: 1960s
CASE NO: 542'031
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIAMETER: 49 mm.
DIAL: White
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Stopwatch
BOX: Yes
PAPERS: No
WITH: Presentation box
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The following lot presents a pair of manual-winding vintage stop watches, each with their own unique features. The winding crown of the Heuer-Leonidas starts and stops the chronograph with an additional pusher at 2 o'clock to reset. The matte black dial, hands, and bezel are luminous, allowing for greater legibility. The Minerva stopwatch is interesting in the fact that it continuously runs. Upon activating the winding crown, the watch resets. However, the watch has a slider at 11 o'clock that allows one to stop the running seconds.

The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation would like to thank Scott Sawaya of 10th Watch and Owen Berger of White Whale Watches for their generous donations

The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation
Through great loss has come inspiration. At just 15 years old, Brian LaViolette’s life was claimed in a swimming accident, and on the day of his funeral, his family kept a promise to honor his name and memory by helping others. Founded in 1992, the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation awards deserving college-bound students with scholarships to further their lives and education. Since then, the foundation is proud to have presented 1,160 scholarships to deserving individuals across the globe.

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