VINTAGE MILITARY HEUER WRIST STOPWATCH TIMER WATER RESISTANT SWISS !@

VINTAGE MILITARY HEUER WRIST STOPWATCH TIMER WATER RESISTANT SWISS !@ Good morning, afternoon, evening or night to you wherever you are! I bring to your attention very rare vintage wrist stopwatch HEUER model: MILITARY, REF. 202.508 with the top configuration of buttons, very rare!!! Made in HEUER Watch Company, Switzerland. Heuer Watch Company was founded in 1860 by Edouard Heuer. He opened a watchmaking workshop in St-Imier, a village in the Swiss Jura region. Heuer watches soon became recognized for a high level of accuracy and workmanship. Perfect for the timing of sporting events Heuer soon found its niche. St-Imier TAG Heuer has a long tradition of technological innovation in precision timepieces, including stopwatches and water-resistant watches. Reflecting this heritage, the TAG Heuer brand has long been closely associated with the world of competitive sports, providing official timing services for the Olympic Games, FIS Ski World Cup, FIA Formula 1 World Championship and other major international sporting events - automobile racing, ski competitions - since the early 1900's. In addition, TAG Heuer continues winning an active following among sports enthusiasts around the world. Throughout its history, TAG Heuer has steadily built its reputation understanding design and innovation, as well as, a tradition, establishing itself as a leading producer of prestigious sports watches and chronographs. Edouard Heuer Time line: 1860 - Edouard Heuer founds a watchmaking company in St-Imier, Switzerland 1882 - Heuer patents his first chronograph. 1887 - Heuer patents an "oscillating pinion" still used by major watchmakers for mechanical chronographs. 1911 - Heuer introduces the first automobile dash-board chronograph. 1916 - Heuer invents a stopwatch that is accurate to within 1/100th of a second called the micrograph. 1920's - Heuer watches are timekeepers at the Antwerp, Paris and Amsterdam Olympics. 1933 - Heuer launches the "Autavia" the first dashboard stopwatch for race-cars. 1965 - Heuer patents the MICROTIMER, the first miniature electronic timekeeping device which was accurate to within 1/1000th of a second. 1971 to 1979 - Heuer is named the official timekeeper for formula one racing. 1975 - Heuer launches the "Chronosplit", the worlds first quartz wrist chronograph. 1985 - Heuer joins "TAG" group and the famous watch name and logo are changed from HEUER to TAG-HEUER. Since then the company has craftily built one of the most recognized watch names in the world. Tag-Heuer becomes a very popular and fashionable status symbol. Notable wearers and brand endorsers of Tag-Heuer watches include Barack Obama, Lewis Hamilton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tiger Woods, Brad Pitt, Shah Rukh Khan, Ben Blowers, Chris King and Tristan Revell… It is very beautiful model of wrist stopwatch HEUER. On dial an inscription on English: HEUER, MILITARY and made in Switzerland. The stopwatch has a plastic rotating bezel. Very legible 0-60 minute dial makes it particularly suitable for use when riding. Start, stop and restart using crown. Return to zero with push button when hands are still. Reset button can be locked to avoid accidental return to zero. Brand: HEUER – HEUER Watch Company Produced: 1971-1976 7 Ruby JewelsMovement caliber: fully mechanical precision level movement, shock protected. Serial number: # 52077 Case: Sturdy plastic case, water resistant to 30 meters (100 feet) Size stopwatch approx.: with buttons 48 x 55 mm (1.89 x 2.17 inches); diameter of dial: 34 mm (1.34 inches); thickness 18 mm (0.71 inches).Wristband size: 20 mm (0.79 inches)Weight of stop watch approx.: 71 gram (2.50 ounces) This wrist stopwatch HEUER MILITARY is stylish acquisition for collectors, good present or for everyday use! Collectors pay attention very rare configuration of buttons!!! Used!!! Stopwatch is in very good condition! All mechanisms work ... read more