RACING CAR DRIVER WATCH TYPE 2 BROOKLANDS

€69.00

 

 

 

 

Special racing driver watches paying tribute to some of the historic racing circuits that initiated the world of motor racing. This racing pilot watch is named in homage to the Brooklands Circuit, located in Weybridge, Surrey, near London. Its significance lies in being opened in 1907, making it the world's first permanent circuit (Daytona Beach, opened in 1905 in Florida, was a temporary circuit). The track was constructed of concrete due to the cost of asphalt, which over time led to the appearance of bumps and surface irregularities. Charles Rolls himself (of Rolls & Royce) participated in the opening ceremony by driving a car.

During the Great War, the circuit came under military control, which used it to test airplanes. After the war, Brooklands resumed competitions in 1920, thanks to Sir Henry Segrave, who, after his victories in the French Grand Prix and the San Sebastián Grand Prix with a Sunbeam, sparked interest in racing in Great Britain. In 1926, the first British Grand Prix took place at Brooklands (won by a Delage). The splendor of Brooklands and racing ended in 1939 with the outbreak of World War II. Once racing ceased, it did not return, as old aerodromes were used as circuits such as Donington Park, Brands Hatch (which had already been a motorcycle racing circuit since the 1920s), Goodwood, or Silverstone.

The watch dial and the thread of the strap are "British Racing Green" in homage to British sports and racing cars, such as Jaguar, Morgan, Bentley, Napier, Aston Martin, Austin, Sunbeam, Triumph, MG Morris, Lagonda, Cooper, Lotus...

      Reference: 21001

CASE: 100% 316L STAINLESS STEEL.

CASE BACK: 100% 316L STAINLESS STEEL WITH THE LAYOUT AND THE OPENING DATE OF THE BROOKLANDS CIRCUIT ENGRAVED.

CASE SIZE: 42 mm x 49 mm.

WATCH THICKNESS: 13 mm.

WATER RESISTANCE: 3 ATM

CROWN: 6 mm WITH AEROLUFT ENGRAVING.

DIAL: "BRITISH RACING GREEN" WITH SUPERLUMINOVA INDICATORS AND HANDS. DORSAL 07 IN REFERENCE TO THE YEAR 1907, OPENING OF THE BROOKLANDS CIRCUIT. TACHYMETER ON THE OUTER RING.

STRAP: BLACK PERFORATED COWHIDE LEATHER WITH STITCHING MATCHING THE DIAL.

STRAP WIDTH: 22 mm.

CLASP: STAINLESS STEEL.

MOVEMENT: JAPANESE SEIKO EPSON VX32 QUARTZ.

CRYSTAL: HARDENED MINERAL.

BATTERY: SONY LITHIUM (100% MERCURY AND CADMIUM FREE).

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