ChrisBrewer
ChrisBrewer
1/15/21 10:17 a.m.

Cars and watches just go together. The most celebrated examples of both have ornate details and well-engineered gearing. And timing puts them at a critical intersection. After all, it’s a precision timepiece that confirms the difference between the winner’s circle and a lower step on th…

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wspohn
wspohn SuperDork
1/15/21 11:43 a.m.

Thanks - interesting article, as I collect both cars and vintage watches. One I own is a LeCoultre (a fairly expensive watch) given out by Henry Ford II to their best salesmen and such (today they'd probably hand out Swatches or something).

They removed the "12" at the top of the watch and replaced it with  a Ford emblem and they engraved the back of the watch with who got it, when, and why.

For more info see 

https://www.watchprosite.com/jaeger-lecoultre/ref-9386--3015-the-ford-memovox-versions/2.633041.3969446/

 

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