{"id":19486,"date":"2020-10-31T19:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/phillips-in-association-with-bacs-russo-to-offer-one-of-the-world-s-most-important-heuer-wristwatches-heuer-monaco-worn-by-steve-mcqueen-for-the-1971-film-le-mans\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T14:37:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T12:37:58","slug":"phillips-in-association-with-bacs-russo-to-offer-one-of-the-world-s-most-important-heuer-wristwatches-heuer-monaco-worn-by-steve-mcqueen-for-the-1971-film-le-mans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/phillips-in-association-with-bacs-russo-to-offer-one-of-the-world-s-most-important-heuer-wristwatches-heuer-monaco-worn-by-steve-mcqueen-for-the-1971-film-le-mans\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo to Offer One of the World\u2019s Most Important Heuer Wristwatches – Heuer Monaco Worn by Steve McQueen for the 1971 film, Le Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, 12 December,\u00a0Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will\u00a0offer a Heuer Monaco worn by\u00a0Steve McQueen while filming his iconic racing\u00a0film,\u00a0Le Mans.\u00a0As the last of two known Monaco\u00a0wristwatches kept and\u00a0gifted\u00a0by Steve McQueen to be offered publicly, it presents a spectacular\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to own one of the most celebrated wristwatches of the 20th\u00a0century. The watch\u00a0was gifted to\u00a0the film\u2019s Chief Mechanic and McQueen\u2019s\u00a0personal mechanic, Haig Alltounian,\u00a0by Steve McQueen at the\u00a0end of filming.\u00a0Consigned directly by Alltounian, the\u00a0watch\u2019s case back features the\u00a0engraving \u201cTO HAIG\u00a0Le MANS 1970\u201d, dedicated to\u00a0him by McQueen. The watch will\u00a0be a highlight of Phillips\u2019 flagship New\u00a0York\u00a0Watch Auction,\u00a0RACING PULSE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Arnault\u00a0–\u00a0We\u2019re honored to witness the sale of such a spectacular\u00a0piece of Heuer\u00a0history. The Monaco is known the world over as an iconic\u00a0wristwatch, but M. Alltounian\u2019s\u00a0piece played an absolutely fundamental role\u00a0in creating its legend. It is possibly the\u00a0most important Heuer watch of all.\u00a0Steve McQueen propelled the Monaco to fame in Le Mans\u00a0and to this day, we\u00a0continue to honor him and the light he shone on the brand. We\u2019re very\u00a0excited\u00a0for our collectors and all lovers of exceptional watchmaking to have a chance\u00a0to\u00a0own this one-of-a-kind piece of Heuer mythology.<\/p>

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Jack Heuer\u00a0–\u00a0Le Mans\u00a0was a defining moment in the history and legacy of the\u00a0Monaco. Its design was ahead of its time, misunderstood at first, but its\u00a0bold character, thrilling racing spirit and statement avant-garde look\u00a0resonated with Steve McQueen – and then the world saw it too.\u00a0I\u2019m touched\u00a0that such a monument of watchmaking is also a symbol of friendship, loyalty\u00a0and appreciation, and I thank M. Alltounian for so thoughtfully caring for\u00a0this watch over the years so its extrordinary heritage could live on.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday, 12 December,\u00a0Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will\u00a0offer a Heuer Monaco worn by\u00a0Steve McQueen while filming his iconic racing\u00a0film,\u00a0Le Mans.\u00a0As the last of two known Monaco\u00a0wristwatches kept and\u00a0gifted\u00a0by Steve McQueen to be offered publicly, it presents a spectacular\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to own one of the most celebrated wristwatches of the 20th\u00a0century. The watch\u00a0was gifted to\u00a0the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26860,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19486\/revisions\/26860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}