I love this watch. Frankly in the flesh and on the wrist it looks stunning. The blue is a beautiful vibrant colour, the car instrument styling of the inner dials is a delight and the steel strap is very colourful and to my eye elevates the look and feel of the watch even more. Definitely one for me to treasure, so back to trawling the net for bargain second hand versions of ones I have missed in the series.
Here is the Christopher Ward blurb on the watch. PS and yes I have bought a model of the car this watch celebrates!
Sir William Lyons of the Jaguar Car Company designed the sleek and finely streamlined D-Type entirely with Le Mans in mind, and from 1955 to 1957 he was rewarded with an historic hat-trick of victories there.
It was under the illustrious Flag Metallic Blue livery of Scotland's Ecurie Ecosse team, however, that secured the most famous victory for the car when, driven by Britons Ron Flockhart and Ivor Bueb, chassis number XKD 606 stormed the race, ahead of another four D-Types in the top six places.
The C70 D-Type chronograph, powered by an ETA 251.272, 22 jewel quartz movement and dressed resplendently in the Ecurie Escosse team's colours, carries the winning car's chassis number in the tachymeter and the car's registration on the side of the case. However, it is the attention to detail of the dial, where the D-Type's various instruments are captured in the chrono eyes and the radiator grille has been faithfully reproduced, that best capture the spirit of this most famous of Jaguar's racing cars. Until you look at the reverse of the case that is, where the car's signature centre-lock spinner has been faithfully reproduced in our own signature three-dimensional deep stamped execution. Limited to only 500 pieces worldwide, this tour de force of a watch celebrates Sir William's masterpiece in style and is certain to become the latest collector's item in our celebrated C70 Motorsport Series. bekijk meer replica Zwitserse en patek philippe classics others
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