1978/79 Heuer Verona Automatic Cal. 12 Chronograph 38mm 110.213

Here we have a rare classic, hardly ever seen, 1978/79 Heuer Verona Automatic Cal. 12 Chronograph. This sports collection, launched in 1978, was named after the small North Italian city of Verona, which Shakespeare famously used as the setting for Romeo and Juliet. Featuring a 38mm round brushed stainless steel case that comfortably sits on your wrist with tapered lugs. Its curved flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 46.5mm and a case thickness of 13.5mm, giving it an impressive wrist presence. Down the right side, we have the short, deep-knurled pushers, and on the left side, a signed coin-edged crown in the centre. The stepped smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking black bicompax dial. An inner Tachymeter scale chapter ring surrounds a minute track precisely executed above applied baton indexes and lume pips marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a 30-minute register; at 9 o’clock, a 12-hour register. A framed date window at 6 o’clock perfectly balances the dial. Slender baton hands filled with lume are complemented by a tapered black chronograph hand. At noon, we have the Verona Heuer motif, and at 6 o’clock, ‘Automatic Chronograph’ completes this rare vintage sports bicompax. On the reverse, a screw-down solid case back, inside an automatic Heuer Cal. 12, 17 jewels, beating at 21,600 beats per hour, a module cam-style chronograph with a micro rotor, introduced in 1969 it was one of the first automatic chronographs and is based on the Buren 1282, part of ‘Project 99,’ a collaboration with Hamilton, Breitling, and Dubois-Depraz. It comes paired with three well-suited 20mm straps and pin buckles.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and, therefore, comes with no original Heuer box or paperwork. It is paired with three well-suited 20mm straps and pin buckles. The watch is from Circa. 1978/79 and is sold in worn vintage condition, but it remains in all original and fantastic condition for its age, with an untouched dial and hands, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

I am excited to bring this super rare Heuer Verona to the website, and the last time I saw one of these was roughly 5 years ago, and it was this exact one, so believe me when I say these are rare. Produced in 1978/79 and using the famous automatic calibre 12, which utilises a micro-rotor system under the chronograph module, super impressive. This is the classic black dial reference 110.213 in 38mm, which wears perfectly on the wrist. If you have been after one of these, now is the time to snap this one up, as you don't want to be waiting another 5 years for one to come up for sale!

Reference : 110.213
Movement : Automatic Heuer Cal. 12
Age : Circa. 1978/79
Year : 1978
Case Size : 38mm
Case Thickness : 13.5mm
Lug to Lug : 46.5mm
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Edouard Heuer founded The Heuer Watch Company in 1860 in St. Imier, Switzerland. Edouard invented the oscillating pinion, which is still used in today's chronographs. In 1963, Jack Heuer designed the Carrera. With the assistance of Willy Breitling, they shared the development costs for the Calibre 11 in 1969, the first self-winding chronograph. Heuer was acquired by the TAG Group in 1985, and the brand changed its name to TAG Heuer. Later TAG Heuer was bought by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH).