1133B Standard Production (McQueen)
Monaco McQueen 1133 — 1133B Standard Production (McQueen)
The Le Mans watch: flat, matt (non-metallic) midnight blue dial with white registers, brushed hands with red and lume inserts and red triangular tips, red chronograph hand. Steve McQueen wore it in the 1970 filming because it was the only model the prop master had in triplicate.
Heuer catalogue appearances listed by OnTheDash: 72, 74. Case numbers of examples shown by OnTheDash: 250013, 160528, 160652, 161202, 161394, 162506.
Identifying details
- Left-hand crown
Winding crown on the left side of the case.
Variants of 1133
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 1133B Chronomatic | 1969–? |
| 1133B Transitional | c. 1970–? |
| 1133B Standard Production (McQueen)Current | c. 1970–? |
| 1133G First Execution (Grey Registers) | 1972–? |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 1133
- Production
- c. 1970–?
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Water resistance
- 30 m
- Crystal
- Plastic
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Heuer Calibre 11 — Earlier examples (OnTheDash: Calibre 11 or 12)
- Heuer Calibre 12 — Later examples (OnTheDash: Calibre 11 or 12)
Dial, bezel & hands
Movement
Heuer Calibre 11
One of the first automatic chronograph movements, developed by Heuer with Breitling, Hamilton-Büren and Dubois-Dépraz and unveiled at simultaneous Geneva and New York press conferences in March 1969. Launched in the Autavia, Carrera and Monaco; crown on the left. OnTheDash lists it as Buren 11.
Automatic · Introduced 1969 · 17 jewels
Read more
- Monaco, Reference 1133B — Standard ProductionRead more at OnTheDash (opens in a new tab)
- A Week On The Wrist: The Heuer MonacoRead more at HODINKEE (opens in a new tab)
- Master Reference TableRead more at OnTheDash (opens in a new tab)
- In-Depth: A Comprehensive Guide To The Phillips Heuer Parade AuctionRead more at HODINKEE (opens in a new tab)