Found: Steve McQueen Heuer Monaco Is Not What Sotheby’s Said It Was… It’s Better

Nunley was prop grasp royalty. After following his father into the enterprise in 1959 and serving an apprenticeship in tv, he broke into characteristic movies within the Sixties. The yr earlier than Le Mans he labored on Little Massive Man, starring Dustin Hoffman. His job that day: assist McQueen choose the watch his character, racing driver Michael Delaney, would put on within the movie. On a desk within the massive tent, arduous by the observe that was the middle of the prop division’s work, Nunley organized a number of watches on a desk: Rolex, Longines, an Omega Speedmaster, Tissot, Bulova, and some from Heuer. Each bought regionally by Photo voltaic Productions.