
Auction Closed
December 11, 08:21 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
HEUER
豪雅
REF 2446 SF SOLUNAGRAPH
RETAILED BY ORVIS: A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH TIDE INDICATOR
CIRCA 1970
零售商為ORVIS:2446 SF型號「SOLUNAGRAPH」精鋼計時腕錶備潮汐顯示,年份約1970
Dial: anthracite
Caliber: cal. 721 manual winding, 17 jewels
Case: stainless steel
Size: diameter 41 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Heuer began to produce its tide indication chronographs in the 1950s for a retailer of outdoor and camping equipment. Originally marketed as the "Seafarer," Solunagraphs specifically appealed to adventurers and outdoors men due to the register displaying tide indications on the dial. This complication is based on John Alden Knight's "solunar theory," which suggests that fisherman, huntsmen and sailors could determine the best dates and times to hunt and fish based on tide patterns.
The outdoor retailer Orvis commissioned Heuer to produce their own model of the Seafarer. While the model previously had been marketed under other names, Heuer specifically marketed models retailed by Orvis as the Solunagraph. The Solunagraphs are double signed on the dial by both Orvis and Heuer.