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The earliest Ferrari watch?
Who knew there were branded automotive watches in 1950? I sure didn't!
I stumbled on a listing in tomorrow's Auctionata auction for a 1950 Zenith Chronograph with Scuderia Ferrari branding. It turns out the story is much cooler than that...
Enzo Ferrari ordered a few batches of branded watches from a number of companies around 1950 to be given to VIP's. This included some Longines and Zenith watches.
This particular watch was given to Ferrari's number 2 driver at the 1950 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He didn't finish because Ferrari gave his car, mid race, to Ascari, who was leading! But Serafini got a watch and a technical podium out of it. This is the watch...
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This message has been edited by Dr No on 2014-05-28 11:46:44
The earliest Ferrari watch?
Who knew there were branded automotive watches in 1950? I sure didn't! I stumbled on a listing in tomorrow's Auctionata auction for a 1950 Zenith Chronograph with Scuderia Ferrari branding. It turns out the story is much cooler than that... Enzo Ferrari o...
Cool. I didn't know that!
Thanks for pointing this out. I thought it was GP, Panerai, and Hublot. But apparently there was a predecessor to GP.
However...
in this particular case Zenith made the watch for Scuderia Ferrari and not for sale to the public unlike GP, Panerai and Hublot. HAGWE, S
The plot thickens...
Thank you for letting me know that... So this watch is very rare and very special. Not something able to be bought originally, something that had to be specially gifted. That may make some people want it even more.
Yes you are right...
And in Addition: 1) Handed to Serafini by Enzo Ferrari himself, Automotive Grailness LoooL :-) 2) Complete Set 3) If you are driving one of the Ferraris raced by Serafini wouldn't you want the watch on your wrist too? S
It's okay...
It's okay... I don't own a Ferrari. No need to start collecting Ferrari watches yet. But yes, if I did have Serafini provenance on the car, I'd want to have the watch too!
