22nd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT

Jewelry and Watches Featuring the Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay

 
Lot 95
 


Lot 95 - A Ladies TAG Heuer Watch

95

A Ladies TAG Heuer Watch

A ladies TAG Heuer watch, model number WAH1219, with a battery operated quartz movement in a polished steel case on a steel and black ceramic bracelet with deployant clasp. Face features a black dial with stick markers and diamonds at hour markers, with steel hour, minute, and second hands and a date complication at 3 o'clock. The bezel is set with one hundred forty-eight full-cut diamonds, approximately 0.64 carats.

Length: 6in; Case Diameter: 35mm; Weight: 62.5 Gross dwt.

Provenance

Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.

Sold for $819
Estimated at $700 - $900


 

A ladies TAG Heuer watch, model number WAH1219, with a battery operated quartz movement in a polished steel case on a steel and black ceramic bracelet with deployant clasp. Face features a black dial with stick markers and diamonds at hour markers, with steel hour, minute, and second hands and a date complication at 3 o'clock. The bezel is set with one hundred forty-eight full-cut diamonds, approximately 0.64 carats.

Provenance

Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.

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TAG Heuer

Founded by 20 year old Edourad Heuer in 1860. Heuer developed the first patent covering a crown operated, keyless winding system in 1869, and followed that with an oscillating pinion for chronographs, making them functional by a click of a button in 1887. This was only the beginning of the company's fascination of chronographs and precise time telling.

In the early 20th century the company began designing precision time telling devices for athletics and racing. In 1911 Heuer developed the first "Autavia," a clock to be used in dashboards to determine travel time. Heuer developed the world's first wrist chronographs in 1914, and were continuing to work on perfecting multifunction highly accurate stop watches in 1916. As racing became more and more prominent, in 1958 the Heuer company became synonymous with the track. Their Centrigraph made in 1971 was used by Ferrari's racing team.

The Techniques d'Avant-Garde group (TAG) became the new owners of TAG Heuer in 1985 and continued to make iconic designs for diving, racing, and dinner alike. The growth of luxury watches designed by TAG Heuer caught the eye of LMVH who acquired the company in 1999. Today they remain relevant in the luxury watch market, and in 2015 designed the first luxury smart watch on the market.