Vetta Vintage 1970 Heuer Buren etc Caliber 12 Chronomatic Microrotor Chronograph
1970's
VETTA Chronomatic
Caliber Chronomatic 12
Hamilton-Buren, Breitling and Heuer
module Dubois-Depraz 8510 on Buren 1281
A Watch born out of the 60s & 70s Love of Motor car racing rivalry and the quieter arms race and rivalry of watch companies to produce the first automatic chronographs.
The Vetta Takes the style of the sports rally watches and the engine of the swiss chronograph revolution.
An altogether quieter company but this Vetta brings to the table italian style with a swiss heart
Description
1970's
VETTA Chronomatic
Caliber Chronomatic 12
Hamilton-Buren, Breitling and Heuer
module Dubois-Depraz 8510 on Buren 1281
A Watch born out of the 60s & 70s Love of Motor car racing rivalry and the quieter arms race and rivalry of watch companies to produce the first automatic chronographs.
The Vetta Takes the style of the sports rally watches and the engine of the swiss chronograph revolution.
An altogether quieter company but this Vetta brings to the table italian style with a swiss heart
AT A GLANCE
Vintage
1970
CASE
Stainless steel Ø39mm
CASE BACK TYPE
Screw-in
DIAL
Deep tona blue with tachymetre scale and railroad track seconds White "Stick" hands and center sweep chronograph hand 30min 12h counters and date aperture at 6
CRYSTAL
Acrylic
BRACELET
Stainless Steel
MOVEMENT
Automatic (mechanical)
Buren 12 Chronomatic (Buren 1281)
1969-
joint development of Hamilton-Buren, Breitling and Heuer
module Dubois-Depraz 8510 on Buren 1281
crown at 9h
micro rotor
double excenter regulator for curb pins and stud carrier
Features
automatic chronograph, 60s, 30min, 12h, cam switched
date: set by changing 21-24h
THE CASE
A HUGE Classic "Tool Watch" era case 98mm in diameter (excluding crown / pushers) 42mm (inclusive) Crown and pushers are nearly completely integrated to case This is a solid hefty no nonsense tool watch case it feels hefty but wears comfortably. An interesting suitably chunky and angular play on the classic "Cushion" case
Screwdown case back in stainless steel
The case is in exceptional condition UNPOLISHED and all original, Case front featuring radial brushed steel finish with facets alternating monodirectional brush and polish finish
THE DIAL
"Chronomatic's" may well come in a variety of shapes sizes and indeed styles. But few if any are quite as stylish and unreservedly funky as the Vetta example listed today.
50 shades of blue!
A watch that never fails to get a second glance perhaps one of the most "picked up" watches on customer visits.
This is a Rally chronograph note the tachymeter scale on the dials perimeter in blue coloration with with crisp white detail
A layer in and we have the classic heavily detailed "Railroad" track seconds white background and black detail.
The inner most circle is deep deep blue with "Vetta AUTOMATIC & Chronograph" in crisp white "Reversed" colour hour indexes
The HUGE subsidiary dials are alternating tonal blues in easy to read 15 min segmentations. (30/15) (12/6) are handsomely placed on the outside of the subsidiary dials
White "Stick" hands with those NEON orange tips matching the centre sweep chronograph hand and subsidiary dials hands
Date aperture at 3.
THE STRAP
All straps pictured with the watch will be sent
THE MOVEMENT
Full FullyWound 5 year (recommended) Service 2017
The Caliber 12
Arguably one the first automatic chronograph movements
For a VERY comprehensive understanding of the Caliber 12 and the arms race to produce the first automatic chronograph go HERE> http://www.onthedash.com/docs/Project99.html
Remarks
1969-
joint development of Hamilton-Buren, Breitling and Heuer
module Dubois-Depraz 8510 on Buren 1281
crown at 9h
micro rotor
double excenter regulator for curb pins and stud carrier
Features
automatic chronograph, 60s, 30min, 12h, cam switched
date: set by changing 21-24h
17 jewels
f = 21600 A/h
power reserve 42h
As always specs courtesy of Dr Ranfft
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